The Enlightenment by Kieron O'hara

The Enlightenment by Kieron O'hara

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The Enlightenment by Kieron O'hara

Blamed for the bloody disasters of the 20th century: Auschwitz, the Gulags, globalisation, Islamic terrorism; heralded as the harbinger of reason, equality, and the end of arbitrary rule, the Enlightenment has been nothing if not divisive. To this day historians disagree over when it was, where it was, and what it was (and sometimes, still is). Kieron O'Hara deftly traverses these conflicts, presenting the history, politics, science, religion, arts, and social life of the Enlightenment not as a simple set of easily enumerated ideas, but an evolving conglomerate that spawned a very diverse set of thinkers, from the radical Rousseau to the conservative Burke.

Dr Kieron O’Hara is a Senior Researcher at Southampton University. He is the author of many books including Trust: From Socrates to Spin (Icon) and The Spy in the Coffee Machine (Oneworld). O'Hara lives in Nottingham, England.

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ISBN 13 9781851687091
ISBN 10 1851687092
Title The Enlightenment
Author Kieron O'hara
Series Beginner's Guides
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oneworld Publications
Year published 2010-02-01
Number of pages 288
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