The Enlightenment : A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

The Enlightenment : A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

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Book Description
This brief volume introduces the movement called the Enlightenment that swept through 18h-century Europe affecting all areas of political, religious, and educational life. A variety of selections showcase the writings of a number of Enlightenment figures, including Locke, Rousseau, Mary Wortley Montagu, Diderot, and Moses Mendelssohn. A comprehensive introduction reaches back to the roots of the movement to set up critical background on the political and social debates of the period. All documents are preceded by headnotes, and the volume includes a chronology, 14 illustrations, a bibliography, and an index. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author
Margaret C. Jacob is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles.

The Enlightenment: A Brief History with Documents (The Bedford Series in History and Culture),Margaret C. Jacob,Bedford/St. Martin's,0312179979,Books & Reading,Civilization,Europe - General,History - General History,Literary Criticism,Modern - 17th Century,Europe,European history: c 1500 to c 1750,European history: c 1750 to c 1900,History / General,c 1500 to c 1600,c 1600 to c 1700,c 1700 to c 1800

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