Kenmerken
Conditie
Gelezen
Gebied
Europa
Periode
17e en 18e eeuw
Jaar (oorspr.)
1968
Auteur
David Ogg
Beschrijving
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Engelstalig (!) boek.
Als zeer goed en leerzaam aangeschreven geschiedenisboek met een nuttige samenvatting van een belangrijke periode in de Europese geschiedenis. Zeer de moeite waard om te lezen en voor achtergrond kennis!
No age in European history presents a more striking range of contrasts than that which precedes the French Revolution. Often described as the Age of Reason, in recognition of such men as Kant, Hume, Diderot and Voltaire, it was also, as Mr. Ogg points out, an age of sentiment and irrational conservatism. In war and politics it witnessed the rise of the British Empire and the birth of the USA, the career of Frederick the Great and the beginnings of modern power politics. Yet the years from 1715-1740 are here summarized as "a period of diplomatic futility and inconclusiveness probably unmatched in European history." And in trade and agriculture, in law and public administration, the co-existence of the archaic and the barbarous with the civilized and scientific is equally conspicuous.
This book is a lucid and stimulating account of the old Europe and the countries that composed it. The reader will find in it much out-of-the-way information and an interpretation at once sensitive and personal, giving life and color to a period too often buried under a mass of detail....
"Mr. Ogg succeeds admirably in telling us much more about, and interesting us much more in, the 18th century than omnibus volumes usually do. Just what is wanted to provoke the reader to redefine 18th-century civilisation... and to wonder again about old definitions like 'age of reason' and 'age of absolutism'." --The New Statesman
"...Professor Ogg has somehow managed to produce a book that is as amusing as it is informative. An excellent book, sound in learning, witty in expression and reflecting so agreeable and civilised a personality." --Books & Bookmen
"An excellent introduction to 18th century Europe... a most readable book. All the factual bones are there, with a flesh of reflective wisdom." --The Times (London) Literary Supplement
Boek: Tweedehands met gebruikssporen in de vorm van slijtage langs de randjes (zie fotos). Structureel solide. Geen namen, inscripties, vlekken of vouwen in het boek.
Formaat: pocket soft cover tussen 3/4 en 1/2 formaat in.
Engelstalig, 384 bladzijden
Uitgegeven: Eerste uitgave was in 1965. Dit is de uitgave uit 1975. Fontana / Collins, UK.
Zoals altijd op te halen in Groningen. Eventueel lokaal te bezorgen of te verzenden. Let op: Verzenden op risico van de ontvanger.
Engelstalig (!) boek.
Als zeer goed en leerzaam aangeschreven geschiedenisboek met een nuttige samenvatting van een belangrijke periode in de Europese geschiedenis. Zeer de moeite waard om te lezen en voor achtergrond kennis!
No age in European history presents a more striking range of contrasts than that which precedes the French Revolution. Often described as the Age of Reason, in recognition of such men as Kant, Hume, Diderot and Voltaire, it was also, as Mr. Ogg points out, an age of sentiment and irrational conservatism. In war and politics it witnessed the rise of the British Empire and the birth of the USA, the career of Frederick the Great and the beginnings of modern power politics. Yet the years from 1715-1740 are here summarized as "a period of diplomatic futility and inconclusiveness probably unmatched in European history." And in trade and agriculture, in law and public administration, the co-existence of the archaic and the barbarous with the civilized and scientific is equally conspicuous.
This book is a lucid and stimulating account of the old Europe and the countries that composed it. The reader will find in it much out-of-the-way information and an interpretation at once sensitive and personal, giving life and color to a period too often buried under a mass of detail....
"Mr. Ogg succeeds admirably in telling us much more about, and interesting us much more in, the 18th century than omnibus volumes usually do. Just what is wanted to provoke the reader to redefine 18th-century civilisation... and to wonder again about old definitions like 'age of reason' and 'age of absolutism'." --The New Statesman
"...Professor Ogg has somehow managed to produce a book that is as amusing as it is informative. An excellent book, sound in learning, witty in expression and reflecting so agreeable and civilised a personality." --Books & Bookmen
"An excellent introduction to 18th century Europe... a most readable book. All the factual bones are there, with a flesh of reflective wisdom." --The Times (London) Literary Supplement
Boek: Tweedehands met gebruikssporen in de vorm van slijtage langs de randjes (zie fotos). Structureel solide. Geen namen, inscripties, vlekken of vouwen in het boek.
Formaat: pocket soft cover tussen 3/4 en 1/2 formaat in.
Engelstalig, 384 bladzijden
Uitgegeven: Eerste uitgave was in 1965. Dit is de uitgave uit 1975. Fontana / Collins, UK.
Zoals altijd op te halen in Groningen. Eventueel lokaal te bezorgen of te verzenden. Let op: Verzenden op risico van de ontvanger.
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