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The French Enlightenment and its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences - Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History D. Harvey 1st ed. 2012 edition
The French Enlightenment and its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences - Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History
D. Harvey
This book explores the French Enlightenment's use of cross-cultural comparisons - particularly the figures of the Chinese mandarin and American and Polynesian savage - to praise of critique aspects of European society and to draw general conclusions regarding human nature, natural law, and the rise and decline of civilizations.
271 pages, VIII, 271 p.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 6, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781349433810 |
| Publishers | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 271 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 326 g |
| Language | English |