The Enlightenment : a brief history with documents / Margaret C. Jacob.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jacob, Margaret C., 1943-

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

The Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enlightenment.

Enlightenment--Sources.

Europe--History--17th century.

Europe.

History.

Europe--History--18th century.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

xiii, 237 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford, [2001]

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312179979

0312237014

OCLC:

45991771