Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment
2nd Edition
Published on 15. March 2023
Book
Hardback
398 pages
978-1-5381-2313-3 (ISBN)
Description
Given the huge advances achieved by research regarding many aspects of the Enlightenment over the past several decades there is certainly a crying need for a one-volume dictionary to serve as guide to the main Enlightenment writers, thinkers, publicists and educators, the Enlightenment's key labels, conceptual terms, categories and currents of thought, and to the titles of the most important projects, enactments and initiatives.
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 300 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Enlightenment.
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 300 cross-referenced entries. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Enlightenment.
Reviews / Votes
This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment considerably revises the first edition, written by Harvey Chisick.... The new edition is broader in scope than its predecessor. Geographically, Israel extends beyond the primarily transatlantic focus often associated with the Enlightenment-for instance, there are entries on China, India, and Japan. Israel also broadens the traditional, if disputed, chronological boundaries of the Enlightenment, including such 17th-century figures as Thomas Hobbes and extending the purview to the Napoleonic period and beyond. The author also places greater emphasis on the development of new sciences and scholarly pursuits and the reinvigoration of older ones. Includes a chronological table and an extensive bibliography focusing on material published after 2000. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates; general readers. * Choice Reviews *More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
1 table
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
795 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-2313-3 (9781538123133)
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Jonathan Israel
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment
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01/2023
2nd Edition
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Person
Jonathan Israel is a professor in the School of Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.
Content
Preface
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
The Dictionary
Bibliography
About the Author
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
The Dictionary
Bibliography
About the Author