Dark brilliance : the age of reason from Decartes to Peter the Great
Strathern, Paul2024
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Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme turbulence in the form of internal conflicts and international wars. While the 'land of liberty' was beginning to import slaves from Africa. Focusing on key characters from the seventeenth to the eighteenth centuries, including Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Newton, Descartes, Spinoza, Louis XIV and Charles I, Dark Brilliance is a fascinating and wide-ranging history that explores the human costs of imposing progress and modernity.
Main title:
Dark brilliance : the age of reason from Decartes to Peter the Great / by Paul Strathern.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2024.©2024.
Collation:
xiv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781838958565 (paperback)
Dewey class:
909.6
Language:
English
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BRN:
463221
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 909.6 DAR | Available |