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A History of Modern Culture 2 Volume Set

A History of Modern Culture 2 Volume Set

A History of Modern Culture 2 Volume Set

Preserved Smith
July 2014
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Multiple copy pack
9781108074667
£99.99
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Multiple copy pack
2 Paperback books

    Preserved Smith (1880–1941), a professor in the history department of Cornell University, owed his unusual first name to Puritan ancestors who could be traced back to the seventeenth century. His great interest was in the Protestant reformation, and its wide-ranging political and cultural effects in Europe and America. An obituary remarks that his writings 'reveal a remarkable breadth of knowledge and interest and a consistent devotion to high standards of scholarly integrity'. This two-volume work of 1930–4, discussing 'modern culture' from 1543 to 1776, displays these qualities in abundance. Volume 1, after an introductory chapter, considers the state of the sciences in the sixteenth century, then the humanities and the social and political context. Volume 2, on the Enlightenment, again starts with the role of science as the driver in a rapidly changing world. The work is a remarkable and readable overview of the emergence of modern society.

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    July 2014
    Multiple copy pack
    9781108074667
    1406 pages
    220 × 143 × 88 mm
    1.55kg
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • Volume 1: Preface
    • 1. Introductory
    • Part I. The Sciences:
    • 2. Astronomy
    • 3. Physics
    • 4. Mathematics
    • 5. Geography, biology, anatomy
    • 6. The scientific revolution
    • Part II. The Humanities:
    • 7. Philosophy
    • 8. Political theory
    • 9. Historiography
    • 10. Biblical and classical scholarship
    • Part III. Social Control:
    • 11. Education
    • 12. Religion
    • 13. Free-thought
    • 14. Superstition
    • 15. Persecution and tolerance
    • 16. Laws
    • Part IV. The Spirit of the Times:
    • 17. Morals and manners
    • 18. Literature
    • 19. Art
    • Epilogue
    • Bibliography
    • Index. Volume 2: Preface
    • 1. The background and character of the Enlightenment
    • 2. Newtonian science
    • 3. Linnaean science
    • 4. The place of science in eighteenth-century thought
    • 5. Philosophy
    • 6. Political and economic theory
    • 7. Historiography
    • 8. Scholarship
    • 9. The modern prose style
    • 10. Poetry and drama
    • 11. The propaganda of the Enlightenment
    • 12. Education
    • 13. Religious reaction and revival
    • 14. Deism and skepticism
    • 15. The decline of superstition and persecution
    • 16. Laws, morals, and manners
    • 17. Art and music
    • Bibliography
    • Index.
      Author
    • Preserved Smith