Glasgow Enlightenment
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'a valuable and worthwhile collection that continues to be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand aspects of the Scottish Enlightenment as experienced in Glasgow'
» Journal of the Edinburgh Bibiographical Society
The Glasgow Enlightenment is widely regarded as the first book to explore the nature and accomplishments of the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Glasgow in a comprehensive manner. In addition to a general introduction by the editors, there are seven chapters devoted to Glasgow University professors, such as Adam Smith, Francis Hutcheson, Thomas Reid, John Millar, William Leechman, and John Anderson. Les mer
This edition features a new bibliographical preface by Richard B. Sher that discusses the substantial secondary literature on eighteenth-century Glasgow and the Glasgow Enlightenment since the original publication of this book more than a quarter of a century ago.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- John Donald Short Run Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781910900567
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«
'a valuable and worthwhile collection that continues to be essential reading for anyone wishing to understand aspects of the Scottish Enlightenment as experienced in Glasgow'
» Journal of the Edinburgh Bibiographical Society