Reinventing knowledge
from Alexandria to the Internet
McNeely, Ian F.
1971-
creator
Wolverton, Lisa
text
bibliography
nyu
New York
London
W.W. Norton
2009
monographic
eng
xxii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
A compact, original, dazzling history of Western culture via the institutions that have shaped knowledge from the classical period to the present
The library -- The monastery -- The university -- The republic of letters -- The disciplines -- The laboratory
Ian F. McNeely with Lisa Wolverton.
Originally published: 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intellectual life
History
Vida intelectual
Historia
Civilización moderna
Civilización occidental
Learning and scholarship
History
Conocimiento y erudición
Savoir et erudition
Histoire
Civilisation occidentale
Histoire
Civilisation moderne et contemporaine
Histoire
CB 358 M478r 2009
909
9780393337716 (pbk.)
0393337715 (pbk.)
LVB
090720
20260723163731.0
98897
fre