The Enlightenment That Failed : Ideas, Revolution, and Democratic Defeat, 1748-1830
Radical and conservative Enlightenment ideologies began to break apart as the desire for a fair society clashed with questions of religion and secularization. The Enlightenment that Failed shows how ideas promoting the interest of society as a whole came to be almost defeated by ideas buttressing th...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Langue: | English |
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Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,
2020
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| Sujets: | Enlightenment Civilization, Modern Civilization, Modern-18th century Electronic books |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (1081 pages) |
| Résumé: | Radical and conservative Enlightenment ideologies began to break apart as the desire for a fair society clashed with questions of religion and secularization. The Enlightenment that Failed shows how ideas promoting the interest of society as a whole came to be almost defeated by ideas buttressing the interests of the privileged few. |
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| Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (1081 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780191058240 0191058246 9780198738404 0198738404 |