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Key Contemporary Concepts

Key Contemporary Concepts

Key Contemporary Concepts

John Lechte

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Sage Publications
Año de edición:
2002
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Sociedad y cultura: general
ISBN:
9780761965350
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From cybernetics to quantum theory, from ideology to power, from aesthetics to mimesis, this book spans a range of disciplines to provide an insight into the current scientific and intellectual state of society. Written by the author of the international bestseller Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers (Routledge, 1994) this ambitious pedagogical and intellectual project dazzles with insight and the breadth of knowledge presented.

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