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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-13
9781137002532
eBay Product ID (ePID)
114834074
Product Key Features
Author
D. Harvey
Publication Name
The French Enlightenment and its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
271 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
140mm
Item Weight
480g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
D. Harvey
Series Title
Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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