The French Enlightenment and its Others
Format: Print Book
ISBN: 9781349433810
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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.
Publication Year: 2012
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: P
Weight (Gram): 360