Enemies of the Enlightenment - The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernity

Zusatztext "This well-researched and beautifully written study applies insights of recent Enlightenment historiography to the heretofore neglected area of the anti-philosophes." --Choice Klappentext Critics have long treated the most important intellectual movement of modern history--the Enlightenment--as if it took shape in the absence of opposition. In this groundbreaking new study, Darrin McMahon demonstrates that, on the contrary, contemporary resistance to the Enlightenment was a major cultural force, shaping and defining the Enlightenment itself from the moment of inception, while giving rise to an entirely new ideological phenomenon-what we have come to think of as the "Right." McMahon skillfully examines the Counter-Enlightenment, showing that it was an extensive, international, and thoroughly modern affair. Zusammenfassung This book examines the Enlightenment from the perspective of its contemporary opponents. Born in France but spread throughout the world, the Counter-Enlightenment was a major cultural force at the intersection of the development of modern politics and thought about religion, gender, the French Revolution, and the course of history.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: McMahon, Darrin M. McMahon, Darrin M. (Term Member Mcmahon
• Edition: Oxford University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 26.09.2002
• EAN: 9780195158939
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515893-9
• Pages: 276
• Thèmes: French Counter-Enlightenment a; French Counter-Enlightenment a
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Epoque moderne jusqu'en 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900, Philosophical traditions and schools of thought, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800