Reinventing knowledge : from Alexandria to the Internet /
Ian F. McNeely with Lisa Wolverton.
- 1st ed.
- New York : W. W. Norton, c2008.
- xxii, 318 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The library -- The monastery -- The university -- The republic of letters -- The disciplines -- The laboratory.
McNeely presents a compact history of Western culture via the institutions that have shaped knowledge from the classical period to the present
9780393065060 (hardcover) 0393065065 (hardcover)
2008019100
GBA890697 bnb
014673984 Uk
Intellectual life--History. Vida intelectual --Historia Learning and scholarship--History. Conocimiento y erudición Civilization, Western--History. Civilización occidental Civilization, Modern--History. Civilización moderna