{"product_id":"history-of-civilization-in-england-paperback-9781108036436","title":"History of Civilization in England (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108036436","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHistory of Civilization in England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished separately in 1857 and 1861, these two volumes form the set of Buckle's ambitious but unfinished history of civilisation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenry Thomas Buckle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108036436, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e884 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 5 cm, 1.1 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\"\u003eEnglish historian Henry Thomas Buckle (1821–62) was born into the family of a wealthy London merchant. A child of delicate health, and tutored privately at home, he never attended university. Nevertheless, it was clear that he was meant for intellectual pursuits and by the age of twenty he was a formidable chess player. With his love of books and reading, he set out on an ambitious plan to write a fourteen-volume history of civilisation, and at the same time to put historical research on a more scientific basis. The work would have included a greater number of countries, but due to his early death, only two volumes exist. Published in 1857, this is the first of two volumes that make up Buckle's unfinished history of civilisation. It focuses on England and France, and their intellectual, political, religious and social histories.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Statement of the resources for investigating history, and proofs of the regularity of human actions. These actions are governed by mental and physical laws: therefore both sets of laws must be studied, and there can be no history without the natural sciences\u003cbr\u003e 2. Influence exercised by physical laws over the organization of society, and over the character of individuals\u003cbr\u003e 3. Examination of the method employed by metaphysicians for discovering mental laws\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mental laws are either moral or intellectual. Comparison of moral and intellectual laws, and inquiry into the effect produced by each on the progress of society\u003cbr\u003e 5. Inquiry into the influence exercised by religion, literature, and government\u003cbr\u003e 6. Origin of history, and state of historical literature during the middle ages\u003cbr\u003e 7. Outline of the history of the English intellectual from the middle of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 8. Outline of the history of the French intellect from the middle of the sixteenth century to the accession to power of Louis XIV\u003cbr\u003e 9. History of the protective spirit, and comparison of it in France and England\u003cbr\u003e 10. The energy of the protective spirit in France explains the failure of the Fronde. Comparison between the Fronde and the contemporary English rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 11. The protective spirit carried by Louis XIV into literature. Examination of the consequences of this alliance between the intellectual classes and the governing classes\u003cbr\u003e 12. Death of Louis XIV. Reaction against the protective spirit, and preparations for the French Revolution\u003cbr\u003e 13. State of historical literature in France from the end of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 14. Proximate causes of the French Revolution after the middle of the eighteenth century.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\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":46266049954072,"sku":"9781108036436","price":63.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108036436i.jpg?v=1694873854","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/history-of-civilization-in-england-paperback-9781108036436","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}