European Intellectual History from Rousseau to Nietzsche
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European Intellectual History from Rousseau to Nietzsche by Frank M Turner
One of the most distinguished cultural and intellectual historians of our time, Frank Turner taught a landmark Yale University lecture course on European intellectual history that drew scores of students over many years. His lectures-lucid, accessible, beautifully written, and delivered with a notable lack of jargon-distilled modern European history from the Enlightenment to the dawn of the twentieth century and conveyed the turbulence of a rapidly changing era in European history through its ideas and leading figures. Richard A. Lofthouse, one of Turner's former students, has now edited the lectures into a single volume that outlines the thoughts of a great historian on the forging of modern European ideas. Moreover, it offers a fine example of how intellectual history should be taught: rooted firmly in historical and biographical evidence.
'This is a book that sparklesIt would be the ideal present for any intellectually curious undergraduate. Its appeal is not limited to the young however. It extends to anyone who seeks the pleasures and stimulations of a refresher course in European intellectual history. It is a book that zings.'-Alex Massie, the Daily Telegraph. -- Alex Massie The Daily Telegraph A comprehensive and accessible introduction to modern European thought.-Justin Zaremby, The New Criterion -- Justin Zaremby The New Criterion
Frank M. Turner (1944-2010) was John Hay Whitney Professor of History, Director of the Beinecke Library, and University Librarian, all at Yale University. Richard A. Lofthouse is editor of Oxford Today and formerly lecturer in modern history, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300207293 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300207298 |
| Title | European Intellectual History from Rousseau to Nietzsche |
| Author | Frank M Turner |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2015-03-25 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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