French Enlightenment and its Others
The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
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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.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2012-08-06
- Mått140 x 216 x 21 mm
- Vikt462 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- SeriePalgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
- Antal sidor271
- Upplaga2012
- FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
- ISBN9781137002532