George Washington's false teeth : an unconventional guide to the eighteenth century / Robert Darnton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Darnton, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Enlightenment--France.

Enlightenment.

France.

France--Intellectual life--18th century.

Intellectual life.

Physical Description:

xv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : W.W. Norton, [2003]

Summary:

With characteristic learning and bracing insight, Darnton shows us that the Enlightenment had false teeth also--that it was not the Father of Our Modern World, responsible for all its advances and transgressions. 17 illustrations.

Contents:

1 The Case for the Enlightenment: George Washington's False Teeth 3

2 The News in Paris: An Early Information Society 25

3 The Unity of Europe: Culture and Politeness 76

4 The Pursuit of Happiness: Voltaire and Jefferson 89

5 The Great Divide: Rousseau on the Route to Vincennes 107

6 The Craze for America: Condorcet and Brissot 119

7 The Pursuit of Profit: Rousseauism on the Bourse 137

8 The Skeletons in the Closet: How Historians Play God 156.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0393057607

OCLC:

51963880