'Isms & 'Ologies
'Isms & 'Ologies: All the Movements, Ideologies and Doctrines That Have Shaped Our World Arthur Goldwag,
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307279073
DDC: 301.03
Edition: Paperback; 2007-10-09
Summary:
Have you ever wondered about the difference between Fundamentalism
and Evangelicalism and which influenced the other? Do you know where
Post-modernism stops and Post-structuralism begins? Would you like
to? From Platonism to New Historicism, humankind is constantly coming
up with fresh schools of thought to help explain (or at least
describe) the mysterious world around us. Here is the ultimate guide
to over 450 of the most significant intellectual terms, movements,
and religions that help shape the society we live in. Simply,
concisely, and with personality, ‘Isms and ‘Ologies clarifies buzz
terms like jihad, often defined as “holy war” but which literally
means “striving”; and illustrates the differences between
Conservatism, Paleoconservatism, and Neoconservatism. It explains
String Theory (which attempts to unify Quantum Mechanics and
Einsteinian Relativity); describes Fauvism (an artistic movement that
paved the way for Expressionism and Cubism); defines Locofocoism (an
American political ideology named after a “self-lighting cigar)”; and
identifies and explores so much more. Helpfully divided into
categories–including politics, history, philosophy and the arts,
economics, religion, science, and medicine–cross referenced, and
thoroughly indexed, ‘Isms and ‘Ologies is a must have for the budding
intellectual in everyone.
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