Huysmans Joris - Karl - Against Nature A Novel - Paperback Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Barcode: 9780393712377

Barcode: 9780393712377

Features nearly 200 entries organized thematically and written by an international team of distinguished contributors Presents major ideas and branches of pure mathematics in a clear accessible style Defines and explains important mathematical concepts methods theorems and open problems Introduces the language of mathematics and the goals of mathematical research Covers number theory algebra analysis geometry logic probability and more Traces the history and development of modern mathematics Profiles more than ninety - five mathematicians who influenced those working today Explores the influence of mathematics on other disciplines Includes bibliographies cross - references and a comprehensive index Contributors include: Graham Allan Noga Alon George Andrews Tom Archibald Sir Michael Atiyah David Aubin Joan Bagaria Keith Ball June Barrow - Green Alan Beardon David D

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Huysmans Joris - Karl - Against Nature A Novel - Paperback Business Ethics & Social Responsibility Barcode: 9780393712377Binding: Paperback Description: Joris Karl Huysmans's cult classic of deviance and decadence that inspired Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray now in a new translation by Theo Cuffe A celebration of deviance vanity sensual abandon and the aesthetics of artifice Against Nature brings us the nineteenth century rebel Jean Des Esseintes disaffected degenerate and art obsessed. The last of a proud and noble family Des Esseintes retreats from the world in