The Promotion of Knowledge : Lectures to mark the Centenary of the British Academy, 1902-2002

John (Professor of British and Irish History Morrill, Fellow of the British Academy)

ISBN 10: 0197263127 / ISBN 13: 9780197263129

Verlag: Oxford University Press Jul 2004, 2004

Beschreibung

Neuware - To mark its centenary in 2002, the British Academy invited leading universities around the UK to host public lectures on the current state of and future prospects for a cross section of the disciplines which fall within the Academy's compass. The Academy proposed the discipline and the universities nominated their preferred speakers. Those selected were drawn from Britain, Europe and the USA, and they rose magnificently to the challenge, while interpteting it in a way specific to their discipline. The eight essays (plus four commentaries) span the disciplines in the Humanities and the Social Sciences, from History of Art to International Relations and Geography. These are highly personal reflections on the stability and instability of the ways in which we organize knowledge and on how far the academic community can and should be involved in the shaping of public policy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780197263129

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Promotion of Knowledge : Lectures to mark the Centenary of the British Academy, 1902-2002
• Verlag: Oxford University Press Jul 2004
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0197263127
• ISBN-13: 9780197263129
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu

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An intriguing collection of highly personal reflections

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Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.