Angels and ages : a short book about Darwin, Lincoln, and modern life / Adam Gopnik.

Por:

Gopnik, Adam

Tipo de material: Texto

TextoIdioma: Inglés Detalles de publicación: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.Descripción: 211 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780307270788

Tema(s):

Clasificación CDD:

973.7 G659

Resumen: In this captivating double life, Adam Gopnik searches for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution. Born by cosmic coincidence on the same day in 1809 and separated by an ocean, Lincoln and Darwin coauthored our sense of history and our understanding of man’s place in the world. Here Gopnik reveals these two men as they really were: family men and social climbers, ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers, grieving parents and brilliant scholars. Above all we see them as thinkers and writers, making and witnessing the great changes in thought that mark truly modern times

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Existencias
Tipo de ítem	Biblioteca actual	Colección	Signatura	Copia número	Estado	Fecha de vencimiento	Código de barras
Libro 3 días	Biblioteca Rafael Meza Ayau	Colección Roberto Murray Meza	973.7 G659 2009 (Navegar estantería(Abre debajo))	01	En proceso físico		71831

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211).

In this captivating double life, Adam Gopnik searches for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution. Born by cosmic coincidence on the same day in 1809 and separated by an ocean, Lincoln and Darwin coauthored our sense of history and our understanding of man’s place in the world. Here Gopnik reveals these two men as they really were: family men and social climbers, ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers, grieving parents and brilliant scholars. Above all we see them as thinkers and writers, making and witnessing the great changes in thought that mark truly modern times

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