03121nam 22008655 450 991096555010332120240322031005.09786613900982978128358853912835885369781137002549113700254910.1057/9781137002549(CKB)2670000000238886(EBL)1016528(OCoLC)809796440(SSID)ssj0000704995(PQKBManifestationID)11377324(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000704995(PQKBWorkID)10618823(PQKB)10916112(DE-He213)978-1-137-00254-9(MiAaPQ)EBC1016528(PPN)227907949(Perlego)3507453(EXLCZ)99267000000023888620151222d2012 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe French Enlightenment and its Others The Mandarin, the Savage, and the Invention of the Human Sciences /by D. Harvey1st ed. 2012.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2012.1 online resource (viii, 271 pages)Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History,2945-6649Description based upon print version of record.9781349433810 1349433810 9781137002532 1137002530 Includes bibliographical references and index.Philosophy in the Seraglio -- The wisdom of the East -- The New World and the noble savage -- The last frontiers -- The varieties of man -- An indelible stain -- The apotheosis of Europe.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.Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History,2945-6649CivilizationHistoryFranceHistoryEuropeHistoryHistory, ModernSocial historyCultural HistoryHistory of FranceEuropean HistoryModern HistorySocial HistoryCivilizationHistory.FranceHistory.EuropeHistory.History, Modern.Social history.Cultural History.History of France.European History.Modern History.Social History.944/.034Harvey David Allen1971-289074MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910965550103321The French Enlightenment and its Others4335279UNINA