Ideas by Peter Watson
A highly ambitious and lucid history of ideas from the very earliest times to the present day. 'A masterpiece of historical writing ... an astonishing overview of human intellectual development' NEW STATESMAN
This is a grand book.. The history of ideas deserves treatment on this scale * EVENING STANDARD *
A masterpiece of historical writing ... In IDEAS, Watson gives us an astonishing overview of human intellectual development which covers everything... In a book of such vast scope, a reader could easily get lost, but the narrative has a powerful momentum...For those who want something more engaging than the dreary Plato to Nato narrative that dominates conventional histories of ideas, this wide range of reference will be invaluable * NEW STATESMAN *
It would be a dull reader that failed to be stimulated either by the questions it raises or by the answers it gives to all sorts of questions that one would never have thought of asking * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
This lively book may stimulate the intellectually curious as they seek to understand the history of the mind * THE TIMES *
Thought-provoking ... comprehensive, incisive and stimulating ... a hugely readable and information-packed tome * CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR *
An extraordinary new book ... This is the history of "ideas" as it has never presented before * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Watson has an excellent eye for vivid detail and brings dusty names from the archive to life ... One is left gasping in admiration * THE TIMES *
A superior specimen, with numerous interesting factoids...thought-provoking short essays * NEW YORK SUN *
Here is an original perspective on the history of the world... All the important ideas are discussed, from the Ancient Greeks right up to the present day and the internet. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (27/8/06) *
A masterpiece of historical writing ... In IDEAS, Watson gives us an astonishing overview of human intellectual development which covers everything... In a book of such vast scope, a reader could easily get lost, but the narrative has a powerful momentum...For those who want something more engaging than the dreary Plato to Nato narrative that dominates conventional histories of ideas, this wide range of reference will be invaluable * NEW STATESMAN *
It would be a dull reader that failed to be stimulated either by the questions it raises or by the answers it gives to all sorts of questions that one would never have thought of asking * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
This lively book may stimulate the intellectually curious as they seek to understand the history of the mind * THE TIMES *
Thought-provoking ... comprehensive, incisive and stimulating ... a hugely readable and information-packed tome * CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR *
An extraordinary new book ... This is the history of "ideas" as it has never presented before * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
Watson has an excellent eye for vivid detail and brings dusty names from the archive to life ... One is left gasping in admiration * THE TIMES *
A superior specimen, with numerous interesting factoids...thought-provoking short essays * NEW YORK SUN *
Here is an original perspective on the history of the world... All the important ideas are discussed, from the Ancient Greeks right up to the present day and the internet. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH (27/8/06) *
Peter Watson was born in 1943 and educated at the universities of Durham, London and Rome. He was deputy editor of NEW SOCIETY and spent four years as part of the 'Insight' team of THE SUNDAY TIMES. He was New York correspondent of THE TIMES and has written for THE OBSERVER, THE NEW YORK TIMES, PUNCH and THE SPECTATOR. He is the author of thirteen books and has presented several television programmes about the arts. Since 1998 he has been a Research Associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, at the University of Cambridge.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753820896 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753820897 |
| Title | Ideas |
| Author | Peter Watson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2006-07-26 |
| Number of pages | 1152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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