A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day
The money spent by the French government on the public image of Louis XIV was extensive and succeeded in making him into a god like figure. In this book the author gives an... Læs mere
Introduces the concept that the Renaissance in Italy, Europe, and beyond represents an example of cultural hybridization, where hybridity refers to something new emerging from the... Læs mere
"The low-tech, no grow lights approach to abundant harvest"--Cover.
The remarkable story of Western polymaths from the fifteenth century to the present day
Sociologists and historians are not always the best of neighbours, each group tending to perceive the other in terms of the crudest of stereotypes. However, the two approaches are... Læs mere