Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.

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ISBN : 9780060935641
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Imprint : Harper Collins US
Weight (g) : 1.102
Publication date : 01 October 2006
Produced in : United States
Product Type : books

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Author : Peter Watson
Bind : Paperback / softback
Edition : annotated edition
Pages : 822
Illustrations : illustrations

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"A superior specimen, with numerous interesting factoids...thought-provoking short essays." -- John Derbyshire, New York Sun

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