Title: Ideas that changed the world
Description: Presents the big themes in philosophy and history, and reveals how certain ideas have shaped our civilization. Respected historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers an unashamedly personal analysis on a wide range of ideas--from the afterlife to taboo foods--that will keep readers enthralled.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Diffusion of innovations, Intellectual life, Civilization, History, Diffusion, Histoire universelle, Ideengeschichte, Histoire, Geistesgeschichte, Innovations, Religion, Vie intellectuelle, World history, Civilisation, Ideeëngeschiedenis, Vernieuwing