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This volume presents two closely related essays by Thomas Nagel:
Since the original publication of The Death of Expertise, the assault on experts has only ratcheted up. Numerous... Læs mere
This book is a fiftieth anniversary republication of Thomas Nagel's
The dramatic story of a mutiny aboard an eighteenth-century British ship and how its owners effectively rallied the power of the British Crown to protect their investment and expand their wealth and political power across multiple generations.
Mining magnate, politician, and imperialist, Cecil Rhodes had a larger-than-life impact on the development of Southern Africa and the extension of British... Læs mere