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1 online resource (1559 entries) : 1 image, digital files. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Bloomsbury reference
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Bloomsbury reference.
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"Bloomsbury reference." |
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Title on spine: Guide to human thought, ideas that shaped the world. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents |
A-Z. |
Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
Summary |
Ideas have spurred the way to human progress, from the earliest cave dweller to the latest frontiers of computers and technology. This is a human-scale distillation of the major ideas which have had the greatest impact on our development through the ages. It includes a huge variety of terms including the intimidating, such as post-modernism, structuralism and chaos theory, the unusual, including alchemy, polyphony and parapsychology, while familiar terms such as civilization and beauty are explained anew. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Local Note |
Credo Reference. |
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Credo Reference General Reference |
Subject |
Intellectual life -- History -- Encyclopedias.
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Intellectual life. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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Subject |
Civilization -- History -- Encyclopedias.
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Civilization. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Encyclopedias.
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Added Author |
McLeish, Kenneth, 1940-1997.
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Credo Reference (Firm)
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Added Title |
Guide to human thought. |
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Guide to human thought, ideas that shaped the world. |
Other Form: |
Print version: 0747509913 9780747509912 xii, 789 p. |
ISBN |
9781849720595 online |
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9780747509912 print |
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07475099913 print |
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0747509913 print |
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