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Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great
Paul Strathern
A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Florentines.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 3, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9781838958589 |
| Publishers | Atlantic Books |
| Pages | 400 |
| Dimensions | 130 × 196 × 33 mm · 382 g |
| Language | English |
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