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With a combination of authority and irreverence, John Andrews gets to grips with more than 400 isms covering not only politics and economics, but also religion, science and ways of thinking that you didn't even know about.
What is an "ism"? The etymologists, harking back - via medieval French and Latin - to Greek words that end in "ismos", will say those three letters are convenient suffix: add them to a noun or adjective, or to the stem of a verb, and to the delight of the philogists, you add mea…
Entries include: Absurdism, Altruism, Anti-disestablishmentarianism, Atheism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Buddhism, Capitalism, Careerism, Chauvinism, Colonialism, Cubism, Darwinism, Defeatism, Deism, Determinism, Eclecticism, Epicureanism, Eurocentrism, Expressionism, Fanaticism,…
Book of isms: from absolutism to zorastrianism
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Economist book of isms.
This book provides definitions of more than 400 "isms" based on the suffix "ism" added to a noun or adjective, or to the stem of a verb, to add meaning, distinction and nuance.
Book of isms: from absolutism to zorastrianism
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Type: Book
Entries include: Absurdism, Altruism, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Atheism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Buddhism, Capitalism, Careerism, Chauvinism, Colonialism, Cubism, Darwinism, Defeatism, Deism, Determinism, Eclecticism, Epicureanism, Eurocentrism, Expressionism, Fanaticism, …
A guide to various isms. It includes such entries as: Absurdism, Altruism, Antidisestablishmentarianism, Atheism, Bohemianism, Bonapartism, Buddhism, Capitalism, Careerism, Chauvinism, Colonialism, Cubism, Darwinism, Defeatism, Deism, Determinism, Eclecticism, Epicureanism, Euro…
All too often, the words ""computer validation"" strike terror into the hearts of those new to the process and may even cause those familiar with it to tremble. Validating Pharmaceutical Systems: Good Computer Practice in Life Science Manufacturing delineates GCP, GLP, and GMP r…
So far in the twenty-first century, the USA and its allies have invaded Afghanistan; Russia has waged war with Georgia; the brutal Islamic State (IS) has emerged in the Middle East; and a constant contest for precious minerals in Africa has provoked - and financed - war and carn…
