The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments
de Himmelfarb, Gertrude
- Usado
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Used; Good
- ISBN 10
- 1845951417
- ISBN 13
- 9781845951412
- Librería
-
Milton Keynes , Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Formas de pago aceptadas
Sobre este artículo
Sinopsis
A keenly argued and thought-provoking history of the British, French and American Enlightenments by one of Gordon Brown's favourite writers, Gertrude Himmelfarb's elegant and eminently readable work, The Roads to Modernity, reclaims the Enlightenment from historians who have downgraded its importance and from scholars who have given preeminence to the Enlightenment in France over concurrent movements in England and America. Contrasting the Enlightenments in the three nations, Himmerlfarb demonstrates the primacy and wisdom of the British, exemplified in such thinkers as Adam Smith, David Hume, and Edmund Burke, as well as the unique and enduring contributions of the American Founders. It is their Enlightenments, she argues, that created a social ethic - humane, compassionate and realistic - that still resonates strongly today.
Reseñas
(¡Iniciar sesión or Crear una cuenta primero!)
Detalles
- Librería
- Brit Books Ltd (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2490479
- Título
- The Roads to Modernity: The British, French and American Enlightenments
- Autor
- Himmelfarb, Gertrude
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- Estado del libro
- Used; Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1845951417
- ISBN 13
- 9781845951412
- Editorial
- Vintage
- Primera fecha de publicación de esta edición
- 2008-05
Términos de venta
Brit Books Ltd
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Please contact us on customercare@britbooks.co.uk if you have queries regarding your order.