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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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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
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- Titel
- The Empire of Reason
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Henry Steele Commager
- Verlag
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2000
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 184212076X
- ISBN13
- 9781842120767
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Sachbücher, Historisches Thema, Geschichte
- Bewertung
- 3,5 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- 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.