This work represents, in many ways, the French Enlightenment. It traces the history of intellectual progress from the Renaissance to 1751 and includes a revision of Diderot's "Prospectus", and an introduction to the "philosophes".
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Explores the ways in which civil rights have been given, cemented, overturned, or left unrecognised, from the first uprisings to the present day. This two volume work contains... Læs mere
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Comprehensively covers abortion in America from the founding of the nation to 2007. Along with new entries, this second edition is also enhanced by more than... Læs mere
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Selected from a diverse field of speakers and venues, this volume offers some of the most engaging American speeches of the year.