"If you are interested in the beauty of mathematics, you must go out and buy Robin Wilson's absolutely stunning book of mathematical stamps, a book which traces the history of mathematics through images on the postage of countries around the globe." - Victor Katz, MAA Online

Postage stamps are an attractive vehicle for presenting mathematics and its development. For many years the author has presented illustrated lectures entitled Stamping through Mathematics to school and college groups and to mathematical clubs and societies, and has written a regular Stamps Corner for The Mathematical Intelligencer. The book contains almost four-hundred postage stamps relating to mathematics, ranging from the earliest forms of counting to the modern computer age. The stamps appear enlarged and in full color with full historical commentary, and are listed at the end of the book.

Building upon the huge success of the previous edition, this updated text provides a clear, comprehensive guide to the most influential individuals in the field of economics.
Covering a wide range of thinkers across several centuries, features of this second edition include:
* a significantly revised and expanded introduction discussing the importance of the history of economics, and highlighting the main schools of thought
* updated bibliographies and referencing to take account of the wealth of secondary literature available
* new entries on todays pioneering economists, such as Vernon Smith and Joseph Stiglitz
* revised entries on contemporary economists in order to include recent developments and research.
Containing brief biographical information on each featured economist, as well as references to their major works, guides to further reading, and a glossary of terms, Fifty Major Economists is undoubtedly an important and accessible resource for students of economics at all levels.

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This original survey explores the ways in which non-historical texts as well as historical ones can be used to construct Greek historical accounts.
It examines the fifth century authors Demosthenes, Lysias and Thucydides, as well as Greek tragedy and comedy.

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