Turning back the clock hot wars and media populism

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Eco, Umberto
Other Authors:	McEwen, Alastair
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English Italian
Published:	Orlando : Harcourt, c2007.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Eco, Umberto > Political and social views.
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Description
Item Description:	A collection of previously published articles.
Physical Description:	369 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780151013517 0151013519
Author Notes:	Umberto Eco was born in Alessandria, Italy on January 5, 1932. He received a doctorate of philosophy from the University of Turin in 1954. His first book, Il Problema Estetico in San Tommaso, was an extension of his doctoral thesis on St. Thomas Aquinas and was published in 1956. His first novel, The Name of the Rose, was published in 1980 and won the Premio Strega and the Premio Anghiar awards in 1981. In 1986, it was adapted into a movie starring Sean Connery. His other works include Foucault's Pendulum, The Island of the Day Before, Baudolino, The Prague Cemetery, and Numero Zero. He also wrote children's books and more than 20 nonfiction books including Serendipities: Language and Lunacy. He taught philosophy and then semiotics at the University of Bologna. He also wrote weekly columns on popular culture and politics for L'Espresso. He died from cancer on February 19, 2016 at the age of 84. (Bowker Author Biography)

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