Author: Andrew Brown
Publisher: Brief Histories
ISBN: 9781843919735
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Including topics such as Wikipedia's importance as a global phenomenon, this is a timely consideration of the roles of the guardians and editors of information throughout history Encyclopedias have traditionally claimed to provide absolute knowledge, yet with information now among the world's most valuable commodities, this Brief History is a sensible deliberation on how accurate that claim can ever be. While the omissions and distortions of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia may seem easy enough to spot, those of—for example—the Britannica, the Universalis, or the Brockhaus may not be so widely known. Since the Middle Ages, rapid advancements in science have made all encyclopedias effectively obsolete virtually immediately as they are published, which begs the question: Is the encyclopedic project fundamentally flawed? Also discussing the impact online encyclopedias have had on the conundrum, this is a fascinating account of an unjustly neglected area of cultural history.
A Brief History of Encyclopedias
Author: Andrew Brown
Publisher: Brief Histories
ISBN: 9781843919735
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Including topics such as Wikipedia's importance as a global phenomenon, this is a timely consideration of the roles of the guardians and editors of information throughout history Encyclopedias have traditionally claimed to provide absolute knowledge, yet with information now among the world's most valuable commodities, this Brief History is a sensible deliberation on how accurate that claim can ever be. While the omissions and distortions of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia may seem easy enough to spot, those of—for example—the Britannica, the Universalis, or the Brockhaus may not be so widely known. Since the Middle Ages, rapid advancements in science have made all encyclopedias effectively obsolete virtually immediately as they are published, which begs the question: Is the encyclopedic project fundamentally flawed? Also discussing the impact online encyclopedias have had on the conundrum, this is a fascinating account of an unjustly neglected area of cultural history.
Publisher: Brief Histories
ISBN: 9781843919735
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Including topics such as Wikipedia's importance as a global phenomenon, this is a timely consideration of the roles of the guardians and editors of information throughout history Encyclopedias have traditionally claimed to provide absolute knowledge, yet with information now among the world's most valuable commodities, this Brief History is a sensible deliberation on how accurate that claim can ever be. While the omissions and distortions of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia may seem easy enough to spot, those of—for example—the Britannica, the Universalis, or the Brockhaus may not be so widely known. Since the Middle Ages, rapid advancements in science have made all encyclopedias effectively obsolete virtually immediately as they are published, which begs the question: Is the encyclopedic project fundamentally flawed? Also discussing the impact online encyclopedias have had on the conundrum, this is a fascinating account of an unjustly neglected area of cultural history.
Interpretation and Meaning in the Renaissance
Author: Ian Maclean
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521415460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book investigates theories of interpretation and meaning in Renaissance jurisprudence.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521415460
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book investigates theories of interpretation and meaning in Renaissance jurisprudence.
The Oera Linda Book
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Category : Frisians
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
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Category : Frisians
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Rights of War and Peace
Author: Hugo Grotius
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
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Category : International law
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Law and Language in the Middle Ages
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004375767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Law and Language in the Middle Ages investigates the relationship between law and legal practice from the linguistic perspective, exploring not only how legal language expresses and advances power relations but also how the language of law legitimates power.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004375767
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Law and Language in the Middle Ages investigates the relationship between law and legal practice from the linguistic perspective, exploring not only how legal language expresses and advances power relations but also how the language of law legitimates power.
Rights at the Margins
Author: Virpi Mäkinen
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004431535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Rights at the Margins explores the ways rights were available to those on the margins and their relationship with social justice in medieval and early modern thought. It also elaborates the relevance of some historical ideas in the contemporary context.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004431535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Rights at the Margins explores the ways rights were available to those on the margins and their relationship with social justice in medieval and early modern thought. It also elaborates the relevance of some historical ideas in the contemporary context.
Cicero and Roman Education
Author: Giuseppe La Bua
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107068584
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Presents the first full-length, systematic study of the reception of Cicero's speeches in the Roman educational system.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107068584
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
Presents the first full-length, systematic study of the reception of Cicero's speeches in the Roman educational system.
Hieroglyph, Emblem, and Renaissance Pictography
Author: Ludwig Volkmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789004360938
Category : Art, Renaissance
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first English translation of Volkmann's Bilderschriften der Renaissance, the pioneering review of the influence of the hieroglyph on Renaissance culture, focused on the literature of emblem and device in Germany and France.
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ISBN: 9789004360938
Category : Art, Renaissance
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The first English translation of Volkmann's Bilderschriften der Renaissance, the pioneering review of the influence of the hieroglyph on Renaissance culture, focused on the literature of emblem and device in Germany and France.
A History of Law in Europe
Author: Antonio Padoa-Schioppa
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 823
Book Description
The first English translation of a comprehensive legal history of Europe from the early middle ages to the twentieth century, encompassing both the common aspects and the original developments of different countries. As well as legal scholars and professionals, it will appeal to those interested in the general history of European civilisation.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107180694
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 823
Book Description
The first English translation of a comprehensive legal history of Europe from the early middle ages to the twentieth century, encompassing both the common aspects and the original developments of different countries. As well as legal scholars and professionals, it will appeal to those interested in the general history of European civilisation.
The Roman Festivals of the Period of the Republic
Author: William Warde Fowler
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cults
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description