The Two Cultures Controversy: Science, Literature and Cultural Politics in Postwar Britain - Guy Ortolano

The Two Cultures Controversy: Science, Literature and Cultural Politics in Postwar Britain - Guy Ortolano

In the aftermath of the efflorescence of experimental literature and theory that characterized the Trente Glorieuses (1945-75), 'contemporary' Fren...

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Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Amanda WeidmanIllustration(s): 16 b-w illustrations, 1 tableNumber of pages: 270Collection: Sou...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Gertrude HimmelfarbNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2001Dimensions: 202 x 130 x 13Cover type: Paperb...

Are art and science separated by an unbridgeable divide? Can they find common ground? In this new book, neuroscientist Eric R. Kandel, whose remark...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Sam LebovicNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 26Cover type: Har...

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An unconventional and illuminating new history of British landscape art in the post-war period

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A comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to British Politics since 1945 and to the development of the British state. Essential reading for scho...

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Bad English examines the impact of increasing language diversity in transforming contemporary literature in Britain, in the context of its conteste...

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The Edinburgh Festival is the world's largest arts festival. It has also been the site of numerous 'culture wars' since it began in 1947. This book...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Ana Maria (University of Toronto, Canada) Navas IanniniIllustration(s): 5 Line drawings, black and white;...

This study examines the military, political, and personal life of Abdul Harus Nasution, a seminal figure in modern Indonesian history. The author a...

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DescriptionAn incisive, comparative study of the development of Post-World War II progressive politics in Britain, France, and the United States To...