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Contains over seven hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on major ideas in numerous fields and cultures throughout history, and includes a reader's guide.
Author : Maryanne Cline Horowitz
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 35,65 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
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Contains over seven hundred alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on major ideas in numerous fields and cultures throughout history, and includes a reader's guide.
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Release : 2011
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ISBN : 9780684313771
Author : Philip Paul Wiener
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File Size : 48,51 MB
Release : 1973
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Author : Philip P. Wiener
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File Size : 33,35 MB
Release : 1968
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Author : Phillip P. Wiener
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File Size : 17,50 MB
Release : 1974
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Release : 2005
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 9780684313771
Author : Philip P. Wiener
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 24,12 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 9780684132884
Author : Barbara Cassin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1339 pages
File Size : 48,90 MB
Release : 2014-02-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1400849918
Characters in some languages, particularly Hebrew and Arabic, may not display properly due to device limitations. Transliterations of terms appear before the representations in foreign characters. This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy—or any—translation from one language and culture to another. Drawn from more than a dozen languages, terms such as Dasein (German), pravda (Russian), saudade (Portuguese), and stato (Italian) are thoroughly examined in all their cross-linguistic and cross-cultural complexities. Spanning the classical, medieval, early modern, modern, and contemporary periods, these are terms that influence thinking across the humanities. The entries, written by more than 150 distinguished scholars, describe the origins and meanings of each term, the history and context of its usage, its translations into other languages, and its use in notable texts. The dictionary also includes essays on the special characteristics of particular languages--English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Originally published in French, this one-of-a-kind reference work is now available in English for the first time, with new contributions from Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more.The result is an invaluable reference for students, scholars, and general readers interested in the multilingual lives of some of our most influential words and ideas. Covers close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms that defy easy translation between languages and cultures Includes terms from more than a dozen languages Entries written by more than 150 distinguished thinkers Available in English for the first time, with new contributions by Judith Butler, Daniel Heller-Roazen, Ben Kafka, Kevin McLaughlin, Kenneth Reinhard, Stella Sandford, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Jane Tylus, Anthony Vidler, Susan Wolfson, Robert J. C. Young, and many more Contains extensive cross-references and bibliographies An invaluable resource for students and scholars across the humanities
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File Size : 42,99 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Civilization
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Author : Wiener, Philip P., 1905-, ed
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner Sons
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Civilization
ISBN : 9780684132921
Contains overviews of religious, intellectual, literary, economic, political, and scientific concepts.