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The French Enlightenment and its others : the Mandarin, the savage, and the invention of the human sciences /
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 ri...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Palgrave studies in cultural and intellectual history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. Following such comparisons across a variety of contexts over the course of the eighteenth century, David Harvey concludes that by the eve of the French Revolution, thinkers had mobilized cross-cultural comparisons in order to articulate a vision of Europe's identity and place in the world, defining it both as civilized and also as dynamic and progressive. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 271 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137002549 1137002549 1283588536 9781283588539 9786613900982 6613900982 |