The Resource Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, Charles Murray
Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, Charles Murray
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The item Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, Charles Murray represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography." "Straightforwardly and undogmatically, Charles Murray takes on some controversial questions: Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? He presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950
- Title
- Human accomplishment
- Title remainder
- the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950
- Statement of responsibility
- Charles Murray
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography." "Straightforwardly and undogmatically, Charles Murray takes on some controversial questions: Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? He presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murray, Charles A
- Dewey number
- 908/.7/9
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF416.A1
- LC item number
- M87 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Gifted persons
- Genius
- Civilization
- History
- Label
- Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, Charles Murray
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [625]-638) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 52047270
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xx, 668 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060192471
- Lccn
- 2003047820
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- Label
- Human accomplishment : the pursuit of excellence in the arts and sciences, 800 B.C. to 1950, Charles Murray
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [625]-638) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 52047270
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xx, 668 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060192471
- Lccn
- 2003047820
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
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