"Extraordinary and brilliant."

- R. R. Palmer - Journal of Modern History,

In the twentieth century, however, the Enlightenment has often been judged harshly for its apparently simplistic optimism. Now a master historian goes back to the sources to give a fully rounded account of its true accomplishments.
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The eighteenth-century Enlightenment marks the beginning of the modern age, when the scientific method and belief in reason and progress came to hold sway over the Western world.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393313024
Publisert
1995-10-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
593 gr
Høyde
208 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
28 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
590

Forfatter

Biographical note

Peter Gay (1923—2015) was the author of more than twenty-five books, including the National Book Award winner The Enlightenment, the best-selling Weimar Culture, and the widely translated Freud: A Life for Our Time.