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Autore |
Evans Mary <1946-> |
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Titolo |
A short history of society [[electronic resource] /] / Mary Evans |
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Maidenhead, : Open University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-12924-0 |
9786611129248 |
0-335-22972-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (146 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social history |
Sociology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 The Making of the Modern; Chapter 2 Reason, Revolution and Reaction; Chapter 3 The Technological Revolution; Chapter 4 Contested Modernity; Chapter 5 What Happened in History; Notes and References; Index; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Presents an account of the emergence of modern western society. This book looks at how successive generations have understood and explained the world in which they lived, and examines significant events since the Enlightenment that have led to the development of society. It discusses the social world in terms of both its politics and its culture. |
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