The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences by Harvey, D.

The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349433810)

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The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences by Harvey, D.

The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences

$129.99
The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences by Harvey, D.

The French Enlightenment and Its Others: The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences

$129.99
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: D. Harvey
ISBN-10: 1349433810
ISBN-13: 9781349433810
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 08/06/2012
Pages: 271
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d
By D. Harvey
By D. Harvey
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David Harvey is an associate professor of History at the New College of Florida.

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