Metaphor and History p-2-p '… this is a useful

'… this is a useful and most welcome addition to a horticulturalist's library

Population ages

enthusiasms and prejudices

and Super Crunchers

Metaphor and History p-2-p '… this is a usefulThe primary purpose of Metaphor and History is to explain the sources and contexts of the Western idea of social development. Nisbet explores the concept of social change across the whole range of Western culture, from ancient Greece to the present day. He does not see the idea of social development as a nineteenth century phenomenon or a by product of the idea of biological evolution. Instead, Nisbet finds the metaphor of organic growth and the