Web of words : the ideas behind politics
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Web of words : the ideas behind politics
Macmillan, 1988
- : hc
- : pbk
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: hc ISBN 9780333389751
Description
A collection of essays, which attempt to probe the hidden assumptions by which we live. The author delves into history, psychology and the more esoteric fringes of theology to try to explain why we go through the contortions that we do in our public and private lives. The book aims to answer questions such as why do Americans talk about infections of their body? or what are the connections between SAS commandos and medieval debates on free will? David Bodanis is a free-lance writer and journalist, author of "Being Human" and "The Secret House".
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Two themes: socialism, bacteria and the obsessions of Pasteur
- Pasteur II - Hitler's bacteria
- commandoes from the invisible world. Part 2 In America: creating the "New York Times"
- Mozart and Bruce
- the American executive. Part 3 Some history: money and personality. Part 4 Consolations: a quiet afternoon.
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: pbk ISBN 9780333389768
Description
A collection of essays, which attempt to probe the hidden assumptions by which we live. The author delves into history, psychology and the more esoteric fringes of theology to try to explain why we go through the contortions that we do in our public and private lives.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Two themes: socialism, bacteria and the obsessions of Pasteur
- Pasteur II - Hitler's bacteria
- commandoes from the invisible world. Part 2 In America: creating the "New York Times"
- Mozart and Bruce
- the American executive. Part 3 Some history: money and personality. Part 4 Consolations: a quiet afternoon.
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