Binding: Paperback
Description: What is the Enlightenment? A period rich with debates on the nature of man truth and the place of God with the international circulation of ideas people and gold. But did the Enlightenment mean the same for men and women for rich and poor for Europeans and non - Europeans? In this fourth edition of her acclaimed book Dorinda Outram addresses these and other questions about the Enlightenment and its place at the foundation of modernity. Studied as a global phenomenon Outram sets the period against broader social changes touching on how historical interpretations of the Enlightenment continue to transform in response to contemporary socio - economic trends. Supported by a wide - ranging selection of documents online this new edition provides an up - to - date overview of the main themes of the period and benefits from an expanded treatment of political economy and imperialism making it essential reading for students of eighteenth - century history and philosophy.
Title: The Enlightenment
Author(s): Outram Dorinda (University Of Rochester New York)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9781108440776
Pages: 196 Pages, 4 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 7/18/2019
Series: New Approaches to European History
Category: History Of Ideas