Ideas That Changed the World by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Ideas That Changed the World by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

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A collection of 175 ideas which have changed the world are presented in this volume - from time to evolution, and anarchy to Zen. Using illustrations to bring the concepts to life, this thought-provoking book could be great for dinner party conversations.

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Ideas That Changed the World by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

An accessible, compelling, and thought-provoking distillation of over 175 world-shaping ideas from cannibalism to socialism, logic to relativity, and Islam to Zen.
Felipe Fernández-Armesto is a professor in history and geography at Queen Mary College, University of London. His books Millennium (Bantam Press, 1995), Civilizations (Macmillan, 2000) and Food (Macmillan, 2001) have been translated into over 20 languages. His work appears frequently in the British and American press and he works regularly for the BBC. Felipe resides in London.
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ISBN 13 9780751344141
ISBN 10 0751344141
Title Ideas That Changed the World
Author Felipe Fernandez Armesto
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Year published 2003-09-25
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.