Savages, Romans, and despots thinking about others from Montaigne to Herder / Robert Launay.

Author/creator Launay, Robert, 1949-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Description258 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents Maps of mankind -- The world turned upside down: Mandeville -- Between two saddles: Montaigne -- Climactic harmonies: Bodin -- St. Confucius: the Jesuits in China -- Distant relations: the Jesuits in New France -- Ancients, moderns, and others: Fontenelle and Temple -- The specter of despotism: Montesquieu and Voltaire -- Savage critics: Lahontan, Rousseau, and Diderot -- From savagery to decadence: Ferguson, Millar, and Gibbon -- Cultural critique: Herder -- "Others" are good to think.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018006356
ISBN9780226575254 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780226575391 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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