Jacques Barzun

FOREWORD This book is for anyone who is or will be engaged in research and report writing, regardless of his field of interest. The work is planned on unconventional lines because the authors have found in their experience as teachers and editors that the needs of writers and...

VORBEMERKUNG Mit Absicht habe ich diesem Buch den weitgespannten Titel THE HOUSE OF INTELLECT* gegeben und jede Einschrän= kimg — wie etwa: » in Amerika« fortgelassen. Was ich hier schildere, trifft keineswegs nur für dieses Land zu, sondern paßt auf die ganze westliche Welt, auf jede...

Author's Note It takes only a look at the numbers to see that the 20th century is coming to an end. A wider and deeper scrutiny is needed to see that in the West the culture of the last 500 years is ending at the same time. Believing this to be true, I have thought it the right moment to review...