Showing papers in "Antioch Review in 1978"
TL;DR: This book discusses Anarchy, State and utopia (1974) / Robert Nozick (1938-2002) and its discontents, as well as some of the ideas behind its publication and its reception.
Abstract: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Documents about the work Anarchy, State and utopia (1974) / Robert Nozick (1938-2002) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pages in data.bnf.fr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Related authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 This page in data.bnf.fr lab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sources and references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Link to the main catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Variant of the title
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TL;DR: A panoramic history of exhibition in London from 1600 to 1862 is described in this paper, where the authors describe the growth of museums; showmen with strange sights; the eidophusikon; panoramas; dioramas; optical and mechanical shows like the cosmorama, phantasmagoria, magic lantern shows; scientific displays including the panopticon; wild beast shows; the Great Exhibition; art shows; photography.
Abstract: 'A panoramic history of exhibitions, 1600 - 1862.' Encyclopedic account of every kind of published exhibition in London from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Describes the growth of museums; showmen with strange sights; the eidophusikon; panoramas; dioramas; optical and mechanical shows like the cosmorama, phantasmagoria, magic lantern shows; scientific displays, including the panopticon; wild beast shows; the Great Exhibition; art shows; photography. Fully illustrated in black and white.
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TL;DR: For example, the authors describes a collection of essays from the first book of the "Darwin Anthology" that has sold more than a quarter of a million copies and brought the art of scientific essays to unparalleled heights.
Abstract: Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding collections by this unique writer, it brings the art of the scientific essay to unparalleled heights.
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TL;DR: Darcy Dancer as discussed by the authors is a comic, poignant novel of a remarkable young man's coming-of-age in a bohemian Dublin town, where the squire of the mansion Andromeda Park and now a mere menial, embarks upon a series of adventures across the country and in bohemious Dublin in search of his lost youth.
Abstract: Once the squire of the mansion Andromeda Park and now a mere menial, Darcy Dancer embarks upon a series of adventures across the country and in bohemian Dublin in search of his lost youth. A hilariously comic, poignant novel of a remarkable young man's coming of age.
TL;DR: In this article, a youth in college, his older mistress and a melange of old friends are sketched in rapidly sketched scenes that glide from everyday reality to the hallucinatory.
Abstract: A youth in college, his older mistress and a melange of old friends. This novel is full of rapidly sketched scenes that glide from everyday reality to the hallucinatory.