Historical Dictionary Of Enlightenment

Informationen zum Autor By Harvey Chisick Klappentext This dictionary offers a balanced overview and helps readers understand and appreciate the Enlightenment Movement. Cross-referenced dictionary entries cover the significant persons, places, events, institutions, and literary works of the movement, and a chronological table charts the progression of the movement by indicating the date, the main figures involved, the political or society events, and the science, arts, or letters that resulted. Zusammenfassung Chisick is the author of a number of books and articles on the social and intellectual history of the 18th century. His reference text focuses on the Enlightenment as an intellectual movement that played a key role in the culture of Europe in the years between roughly 1867 and 1789. In addition to an extensively cross-referenced dictionary! the tex Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Editor's Foreword Jon Woronoff Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Chronological Table Chapter 5 Introduction Chapter 6 The Dictionary Chapter 7 Bibliography Chapter 8 About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Harvey Chisick
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.2005
• EAN: 9780810850972
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5097-2
• No. of pages: 512
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 229 mm x 44 mm
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras; Historical Dictionaries of Anc; Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works