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Evropa a osvícenství

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Interpretace směřování Evropy během radikální změny ideových principů, jež transformovaly podobu společnosti. Rekapitulace vzrůstajícího vlivu osvícenství na jednotlivé skupiny obyvatelstva (např. aristokracie, městské obyvatelstvo, rolnictvo) a mezinárodní vztahy. Rozsáhlý prostor je věnován aktivitám hlavních nositelů proměny (kupř. akademie, salony, svobodní zednáři) a nejvýznamnějším filozofickým, ekonomickým i přírodovědným koncepcím. Im Hof přibližuje rovněž rostoucí emancipaci žen a židovského obyvatelstva. V závěru odhaluje význam osvícenských ideálů pro následující století.

268 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

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Whirlwind tour of the Enlightenment, with a good emphasis on social and organizational roots. I found the discussions of clubs, fraternities, societies and academies particularly interesting. Quite detailed for the length, so it felt packed and fast. I doubt I will recall much of the speedy details, but the broad strokes are useful by themselves, and I made some notes for future reference. (Would have been a bit more useful if the index was stronger, or if there were separate subject and name indices.)

Recommended because it deals with all of Europe, more or less, and not just France, Germany and England (which many such books are prone to do). A good addition to a list of resources on the Enlightenment, but obviously not meant to be "the one book you read" on this very important subject (particularly because it deals only with Europe and only touches briefly here and there on the Americas). Some background knowledge on Enlightenment ideals would help, but I'd say most people could pick this book up and find it readable and interesting. Also recommended because it leads to many, many interesting points to research further.
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