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Einstein and Twentieth-century Politics (Record no. 37556)

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control field ocn948560636
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field OCoLC
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20161017115844.0
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198785491
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0198785496
035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER
System control number (OCoLC)948560636
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Original cataloging agency BTCTA
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency BTCTA
245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Einstein and Twentieth-century Politics
Remainder of title A Salutary Moral Influence.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Oxford Univ Pr
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2016.
Place of publication, distribution, etc Oxford UK
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent p.
Dimensions cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc Albert Einstein, world-renowned as a physicist, was also publicly committed to radical political views. Despite the vast literature on Einstein, Einstein and Twentieth Century Politics is the first comprehensive study of his politics, covering his opinions and campaigns on pacifism, Zionism, control of nuclear weapons, world government, freedom, and racial equality. Most studies look at Einstein in isolation but here he is viewed alongside a 'liberal international' of global intellectuals, including Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer, Bertrand Russell, H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw, Romain Rolland, Thomas Mann, and John Dewey. Frequently called upon to join campaigns on great issues of war, peace, and social values, they all knew or corresponded with Einstein. This volume examines how Einstein and comparable intellectuals sought to exert a 'salutary influence', as Einstein put it in a letter to Freud. Close attention is given to the unique qualities Einstein brought to his interventions in political debate. His influence derived in the first instance from his celebrity status as the scientist of genius whose theory of relativity was both incomprehensible to most and seemingly relevant to many aspects of aspects of culture and the cosmos. Einstein's complex and enigmatic personality, which combined intense devotion to privacy and a capacity to perform on the public stage, also contributed to the Einstein myth. Studying Einstein's politics, it is argued here, takes us not only into the mind of Einstein but to the heart of the great public issues of the twentieth century.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Politics
720 ## - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED NAME
Name Crockatt, Richard
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Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Non-Fiction
948 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC); SERIES PART DESIGNATOR (RLIN)
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Total Renewals Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Cost, replacement price Price effective from Koha item type Public note
    Dewey Decimal Classification   Not For Loan Non Fiction Waimate Waimate Located at Event Centre 17/10/2016 ALL 39.00 6 320.904 a00716042 21/07/2021 05/02/2021 39.00 17/10/2016 Non-Fiction Not For Loan
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