An Intellectual History of Modern Europe

by Marvin Perry

Book Overview

With the unifying theme of the Enlightenment tradition and two introductory chapters on the evolution of Western intellectual tradition, the text provides students with the framework and background they need to understand the history of modern European thought. The nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries are examined in relation to the Enlightenment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395653487
• ISBN13: 9780395653487
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great Read: knowledge gained is equal to 200 book library.

This book is awesome. It highlights some of the all time best itellecutals such as Augustine, Aristotle, Descartes, Rousseau, and persuasively and concisely places them in a historical perspective. Understanding historical movements and how they shape these Giants of History is invaluable to the serious scholar. Thus, A must read.