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The first European : a history of Alexander in the age of empire /

In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Cla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Briant, Pierre (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Fragments of European history
  • I.A critical history
  • History, morals, and philosophy
  • Alexander in Europe: erudition and history
  • II. The conqueror-philosopher
  • War, reason, and civilization
  • A successful conquest
  • Affirming and contesting the model
  • III. Empires and nations
  • Lessons of empire, from the Thames to the Indus
  • Alexander in France from the Revolution to the Restoration
  • German Alexanders
  • IV. The sense of history
  • After Alexander?
  • Alexander, Europe, and the immobile Orient
  • Conclusion.