Enlightenment World

<p><em>The Enlightenment World</em> offers an informed comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the European Enlightenment (c. 1720–1800) as both an historical epoch and a cultural formation. </p><p>This prestigious collection begins with the intellectual origins of the Enlightenment and spans early formations up to both contemporary and modern critics of the Enlightenment. </p><p>The chapters written by leading international experts represent the most cutting-edge research within the field and include:</p><ul> <li>the high enlightenment</li> <li>polite culture and the arts</li> <li>reforming the world</li> <li>material and popular culture</li> <li>transformations and exploration.</li> </ul><p>Covering topics as diverse as government fashion craftsmen and artisans philanthropy cross-cultural encounters feminism censorship science and education this volume provides a thorough survey of the Enlightenment in Europe.</p>