A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopaedia to Wikipedia

Burke, Peter

ISBN 10: 0745650430 / ISBN 13: 9780745650432

Published by Polity, Cambridge, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Social History of Knowledge II: From the Encyclopaedia to Wikipedia
• Publisher: Polity, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745650430
• ISBN 13: 9780745650432
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Peter Burke follows up his magisterial Social History of Knowledge, picking up where the first volume left off around 1750 at the publication of the French Encyclopédie and following the story through to Wikipedia.

About the Author

Peter Burke is Professor Emeritus of Cultural History at the University of Cambridge.