Stephen Trombley Libros

Concise explanations of some four thousand terms cover movements, trends, people, organizations, concepts, the natural and social sciences, the arts, history, and other disciplines

"How often are your attempts to understand the world we live in frustrated by terms and allusions which baffle you by their unfamiliarity? The aim of this book is to present, in a single volume, a guide to the ideas, discoveries, trends and movements which have shaped our world." "The book includes such diverse subjects as anthropology, world history, critical theory, economics, education, philosophy, the arts, architecture, medicine, law, geography, linguistics, criminology, feminism, sociology, archaeology, religion, maths, psychology, and the sciences." "The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought has been continuously in print in earlier editions for more than twenty years. The New Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought contains some 4000 entries by 326 expert contributors. Nearly 1000 entries are entirely new; and most of those that survive from the previous (1988) edition have been substantially revised or newly written for this edition."--BOOK JACKET

Written by the author of The Forecasting of Volcano Eruptions, this book tells about the color, splendor, nature and life. About the people who are warm, friendly and, of course, very French. Réunion Island, located in the Indian Ocean, is currently believed to have been discovered early in the 16th century by the Portuguese navigator Pedro de Mascarenhas. In the year 1638, Réunion Island was claimed by France as a stopover point for mercantile ships on their way to India. The French East India Company established a small colony on Réunion in the year 1665. Originally called Île de Bourbon, it was named Réunion in 1793 during the French Revolution.

"Fifty Thinkers Who Shaped the Modern World" profiles fifty landmark philosophers, scientists, political and social theorists as well as spiritual leaders whose ideas have defined the age we live in. It offers a crisp analysis of their key ideas, and in some cases a re-evaluation of their importance as we proceed into the 21st century.

A diverting and instructive philosophical miscellany, centred on an eclectic sequence of themes, ranging from advice to ageing, and from freedom to friendship.

A short, sharp and entertaining survey of the development of all aspects of the Western philosophical tradition from the ancient Greeks to the present day.

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