The French Enlightenment and its Others

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SKU: 9781137002549

This book explores the French Enlightenment’s use of cross-cultural comparisons – particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage – to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the rise and decline of civilizations.

Key Features

  • Pages: 442
  • Publication date: 2012-08-06
  • Language: EN

Imported by ISBN.

Author

D. Harvey

Publisher

Springer

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