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The Creation of the Modern World: The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment

by Roy Porter

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From the author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award) comes a sumptuous and spicy volume (Washington Post Book World) that highlights Britain's long-underestimated and pivotal role in disseminating the ideas and culture of the Enlightenment. In response to numerous histories centered on France and Germany, Roy Porter explains how the monumental transformation of thinking in Britain influenced worldwide developments. This splendidly imaginative work propels the debate forward...and makes a valuable point (New York Times Book Review).

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From a critically acclaimed author comes an engagingly written and groundbreaking new work that highlights the long-underestimated British role in delivering the Enlightenment to the modern world. of color illustrations.
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ISBN:
9780393322682
Subtitle:
The Untold Story of the British Enlightenment
Author:
Porter, Roy
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Europe - General
Subject:
Enlightenment
Subject:
Modern - 18th Century
Subject:
Europe - Great Britain - General
Publication Date:
November 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
728
Dimensions:
9.21x6.14x1.36 in. 2.00 lbs.
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