Bøger af Robert B. Downs

From the Bible, the Iliad, and the Republic to Civil Disobedience, Das Kapital, and Silent Spring, this revised and greatly expanded edition is a monument to the power of the printed word-an informative discussion of many of the most important works ever created.

Downs uses great books to write the cultural history of society. His thesis is that the economic, social, and political behaviour of a region, a nation, or even the world is shaped largely by the printed word.

Describes great discoveries from Euclid's geometry to Einstein's theory of relativity and explains why each accomplishment was important.