Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind’s view and understanding of the physical world.

Author: Joy A. Palmer

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134756247

Category: Political Science

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Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer, herself an important and prolific author on environmental matters, has assembled a team of thirty-five expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of fifty diverse and stimulating figures – from all over the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those included are: Philosophers such as Rousseau, Spinoza and Heidegger Activists such as Chico Mendes Literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth Major religious and spiritual figures such as the Buddha and St Francis of Assisi. Lucid, scholarly and informative, these fifty essays offer a fascinating overview of mankind’s view and understanding of the physical world.

FIFTY KEY THINKERS ON THE ENVIRONMENT Edited by Joy A. Palmer Advisory Editors: David E. Cooper and Peter Blaze Corcoran Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages.

Author: David Simon

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134304899

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 321

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The essential guide to the world’s most influential development thinkers, this authoritative text presents a unique guide to the lives and ideas of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies. Reflecting the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of the area, the book includes entries on: * modernisers like Hirshman, Kindleberger and Rostow * dependencistas such as Frank, Cardoso and Amin * progressives like Prebisch, Helleiner and Streeten * political leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere * progenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi and Ariyaratne * development-environment thinkers like Blaikie, Brookfield and Shiva. This is a fascinating and readable introduction to the major figures that have shaped the field, ideal for anyone studying or working in the area.

Social and Cultural Anthropology: The Key Concepts Nigel Rapport and Joanna Overing Sport and Physical Education: The ... on Education Joy Palmer Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education Joy Palmer Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment Edited ...

Author: Noel Sheehy

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 9780415167758

Category: Electronic books

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... Benyon 978-0-415-24306-3 Fifty Major Economists Steven Pressman 978-0-415-13481-1 Fifty Major Political Thinkers Ian Adams and R.W. Dyson 978-0-415-40099-2 Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment Joy Palmer 978-0-415-14699-9 FIFTY KEY ...

Author: Martin Griffiths

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781135972738

Category: Political Science

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Now in its second edition, Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations has been thoroughly updated with several new entries and a new preface to reflect the latest developments. There are new sections on Constructivism, International Political Theory, and English School, as well as a range of new thinkers. They include: Samuel Huntington Christine Sylvester Jürgen Habermas John Rawls Barry Buzan Fully cross-referenced throughout, this book has everything for students of politics and international relations or indeed anyone who wants to gain an understanding of how nations can work together successfully.

Routledge Key Guides are accessible , informative and lucid handbooks , which define and discuss the central ... Politics Keith Laybourn Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers Dan Cohn - Sherbok Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment Edited by Joy ...

Author: Morgen Witzel

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 0415369770

Category: Executives

Page: 346

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A collection of biographies of fifty people who have helped make management what it is today.

Fifty Major Philosophers Diane Collinson Ancient History: Key Themes and Approaches Neville Morley Business: The Key ... Studies: The Key Concepts Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffiths and Helen Tiffin Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment ...

Author: Alison Sharrock

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134709779

Category: History

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A chronological guide to influential Greek and Roman writers, Fifty Key Classical Authors is an invaluable introduction to the literature, philosophy and history of the ancient world. Including essays on Sappho, Polybius and Lucan, as well as on major figures such as Homer, Plato, Catullus and Cicero, this book is a vital tool for all students of classical civilization.

Clear , concise exposition of complex and stimulating issues and ideas make Routledge Key Guides the ultimate ... Politics Keith Laybourn Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers Dan Cohn - Sherbok Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment Edited by Joy ...

Author: Keith Laybourn

Publisher: Psychology Press

ISBN: 0415226767

Category: Great Britain

Page: 264

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Reflecting the changes within British society & politics during the 20th century, the entries in this book provide an overview of the lives & influence of 50 figures in modern British political history & chart the development of key issues.

This is a fascinating and readable introduction to the major figures that have shaped the field, ideal for anyone studying or working in the area.

Author: David Simon

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 0415337909

Category: Economic development

Page: 324

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The essential guide to the world's most influential development thinkers, this authoritative text presents a unique guide to the lives and ideas of leading contributors to the contested terrain of development studies. Reflecting the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of the area, the book includes entries on: * modernisers like Hirshman, Kindleberger and Rostow * dependencistas such as Frank, Cardoso and Amin * progressives like Prebisch, Helleiner and Streeten * political leaders enunciating radical alternative visions of development, such as Mao, Nkrumah and Nyerere * progenitors of religiously or spiritually inspired development, such as Gandhi and Ariyaratne * development-environment thinkers like Blaikie, Brookfield and Shiva. This is a fascinating and readable introduction to the major figures that have shaped the field, ideal for anyone studying or working in the area.

Routledge Key Guides are accessible, informative, and lucid handbooks, which define and discuss the central concepts ... Thinkers John Lechte Fifty Key Jewish Thinkers Dan Cohn-Sherbok Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment Edited by Joy ...

Author: Andrew Edgar

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134571307

Category: Social Science

Page: 331

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Featuring over eighty essays, Cultural Theory: The Key Thinkers is a seminal guide to the literary critics, sociologists, historians, artists, philosophers and writers who have shaped culture and society, and the way in which we view them. Ranging from Arnold to Le Corbusier, from Eco to Marx, the entries offer a lucid analysis of the work of influential figures in the study of cultural theory, making this the perfect introduction for the student and general reader alike.

In 2001 Routledge published a volume entitled Fifty Key Thinkers on the Environment. The new volume contains most of the entries in that work. These have been amended and updated wherever appropriate. The new work also contains more ...

Author: Joy A. Palmer Cooper

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134852901

Category: Political Science

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Key Thinkers on the Environment is a unique guide to environmental thinking through the ages. Joy A. Palmer Cooper and David E. Cooper, themselves distinguished authors on environmental matters, have assembled a team of expert contributors to summarize and analyse the thinking of diverse and stimulating figures from around the world and from ancient times to the present day. Among those included are: philosophers such as Rousseau, Kant, Spinoza and Heidegger activists such as Chico Mendes and Wangari Maathai literary giants such as Virgil, Goethe and Wordsworth major religious and spiritual figures such as Buddha and St Francis of Assissi eminent scientists such as Darwin, Lovelock and E.O. Wilson. Lucid, scholarly and informative, the essays contained within this volume offer a fascinating overview of humankind’s view and understanding of the natural world.