{"product_id":"a-history-of-modern-culture-paperback-9781108074650","title":"A History of Modern Culture (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108074650","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Modern Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished 1930–4, this two-volume work considers the emergence of modern society in the wake of the Protestant reformation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePreserved Smith (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108074650, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 July 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e716 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 4 cm, 0.9 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreserved Smith (1880–1941), a professor in the history department of Cornell University, owed his unusual first name to Puritan ancestors who could be traced back to the seventeenth century. His great interest was in the Protestant reformation, and its wide-ranging political and cultural effects in Europe and America. An obituary remarks that his writings 'reveal a remarkable breadth of knowledge and interest and a consistent devotion to high standards of scholarly integrity'. This two-volume work of 1930–4, discussing 'modern culture' from 1543 to 1776, displays these qualities in abundance. Volume 2 deals with the Enlightenment from 1687 to 1776, and, like Volume 1, starts by considering the role of science as the driver of rapidly evolving cultural, social and political change. The work is a remarkable and readable overview of the emergence of modern society.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The background and character of the Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e 2. Newtonian science\u003cbr\u003e 3. Linnaean science\u003cbr\u003e 4. The place of science in eighteenth-century thought\u003cbr\u003e 5. Philosophy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Political and economic theory\u003cbr\u003e 7. Historiography\u003cbr\u003e 8. Scholarship\u003cbr\u003e 9. The modern prose style\u003cbr\u003e 10. Poetry and drama\u003cbr\u003e 11. The propaganda of the Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003e 12. Education\u003cbr\u003e 13. Religious reaction and revival\u003cbr\u003e 14. Deism and skepticism\u003cbr\u003e 15. The decline of superstition and persecution\u003cbr\u003e 16. Laws, morals, and manners\u003cbr\u003e 17. Art and music\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266189742360,"sku":"9781108074650","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108074650i_4dfd9d67-065f-4959-9c95-efe43afb010a.jpg?v=1696751513","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-modern-culture-paperback-9781108074650","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}