Now in its third edition, Narration and Knowledge is a classic work exploring the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative. Analytical philosopher Arthur C. Danto introduces the concept of "narrative sentences," in which an event is described with reference to later events (for example, "the Thirty Years' War began in 1618") and discusses why such sentences cannot be understood until the later event happens (no one could have said in 1618 that "the Thirty Years' War began today"). Danto compares narrative and scientific explanation and explores the legitimacy of...
Now in its third edition, Narration and Knowledge is a classic work exploring the nature of historical knowledge and its reliance on narrative....
Until the dramatic economic collapse of 1997, East Asia was the symbol of a successful market-led development strategy for Western governments, aid agencies and academics, despite underlying concerns about a lack of rights and freedoms. The crisis changed Asia and the world; currency depreciations, personal and state indebtedness, mass unemployment and rioting brought the paternalistic capitalist phase to an end in Asia. The decade following the economic crisis has seen a swift response, with the major restructuring of Asian economies, improved corporate governance, banks recapitalized,...
Until the dramatic economic collapse of 1997, East Asia was the symbol of a successful market-led development strategy for Western governments, aid...
This is the first modern book about the artist David Wilkie (1785-1841), the first British painter to become an international celebrity. Based on extensive original research, the book explores the ways in which Wilkie's images, so beloved by his contemporaries, engaged with a range of cultural predicaments close to their hearts. In a series of thematic chapters, whose concerns range far beyond the details of Wilkie's own career, Tromans shows how, through Wilkie's thrillingly original work, British society was able to reimagine its own everyday life, its history, and its multinational...
This is the first modern book about the artist David Wilkie (1785-1841), the first British painter to become an international celebrity. Based on exte...
General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities but predating the war for Romanian independence. This title stresses the role of General Florescu, whose model for modernization was primarily the French army.
General Ioan Emanoil Florescu modernized the Romanian army in the second half of the 19th century, following the union of the Romanian principalities ...
The Yijing has been used as a book of divination for more than three thousand years in China and still is by some people today. In this book the wisdom of leadership within the framework of the Yijing is used to indicate how a leader should act in different situations, be they good or bad. Critical analysis of the 64 hexagrams, the first of its kind, comes across with lucid explanations of the hexagram statements. Reinterpreted in a logical and scientific manner, this Chinese classic provides modern leaders with food for thought.
The Yijing has been used as a book of divination for more than three thousand years in China and still is by some people today. In this book the wisdo...
Das ist Kunst. Das nicht. Warum? Auf diese Frage gibt Danto eine Antwort, die - wiewohl hauptschlich an Beispielen der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts entwickelt - auch fr traditionelle Kunstwerke gilt und damit den Anspruch einer umfassenden Philosophie der Kunst stellen kann.
Das ist Kunst. Das nicht. Warum? Auf diese Frage gibt Danto eine Antwort, die - wiewohl hauptschlich an Beispielen der Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts entw...
