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The foremost American historian of his generation delves into the nation's European origins, illuminating how the new country embodied the principles of the Enlightenment--ideals that Europe, trapped by tradition and privilege, could not itself realize. "...crystalline clarity of...writing [causes] explosions in the reader's mind...history to be pondered and cherished."--The New York Times. "Learning and reason are at the service of a mind whose understanding of democracy gains brilliance and power from a passion for...freedom."--Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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The Empire of Reason, Henry Steele Commager
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2000
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- Titel
- The Empire of Reason
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Henry Steele Commager
- Uitgever
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2000
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 184212076X
- ISBN13
- 9781842120767
- Reeks
- Beoordeling
- 3,5 van 5
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- The foremost American historian of his generation delves into the nation's European origins, illuminating how the new country embodied the principles of the Enlightenment--ideals that Europe, trapped by tradition and privilege, could not itself realize. "...crystalline clarity of...writing [causes] explosions in the reader's mind...history to be pondered and cherished."--The New York Times. "Learning and reason are at the service of a mind whose understanding of democracy gains brilliance and power from a passion for...freedom."--Arthur Schlesinger Jr.