The new encyclopædia Britannica: in 30 volumes |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 4
Page 586
... conservatism , in either sexual or nonsex- ual reproduction , may be disastrous to the species in the long run . Extreme variability may also be detrimental , resulting in the production of too high a percentage of misfits . A delicate ...
... conservatism , in either sexual or nonsex- ual reproduction , may be disastrous to the species in the long run . Extreme variability may also be detrimental , resulting in the production of too high a percentage of misfits . A delicate ...
Page 983
... conservatism and radicalism in the century . Conservatives , beginning with Edmund Burke , continuing through Hegel and Matthew Arnold down to such minds as John Ruskin later in the century , disliked both democracy and industri- alism ...
... conservatism and radicalism in the century . Conservatives , beginning with Edmund Burke , continuing through Hegel and Matthew Arnold down to such minds as John Ruskin later in the century , disliked both democracy and industri- alism ...
Page 999
... conservatism of universities , however , may constitute a retarding influence for some time to come . In Latin America objective sociology has been much resisted , partly because it has been viewed as a threat to the political and ...
... conservatism of universities , however , may constitute a retarding influence for some time to come . In Latin America objective sociology has been much resisted , partly because it has been viewed as a threat to the political and ...
Common terms and phrases
19th century Africa agriculture American ancient areas army became BIBLIOGRAPHY carpels carpets central centre Christian church communication culture Danish death Denmark dunes early east eastern economic endosperm established Europe European feet Finland fishes flowers forces French fruit genera genus German Iceland important industry Intelsat islands kilometres king land lizards major ment metres miles military Moscow nobility northern Norway organization ovary ovules party peasants percent period petals pitcher pitcher plant plants political population production reforms region reign religion religious republic ritual river Rugby Russian S.F.S.R. Rwanda sacred sacrifice saga sail saints salmoniform salt domes sand sandstones Santalales São Paulo Sarmatians satellite satire Saxifragales sepals ships shrubs social southern Soviet Union species Stalin stamens structure Sweden Swedish taxes territory tion trade traditional trans trees tropical Western