The Enlightenment and the Origins of European Australia
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- 出版社 Cambridge University Press
- 出版时间 2005年12月 第1版
- ISBN 9780521617215
- 定价 405.80
内容简介
ThisbooksurveyssomeofthekeyintellectualinfluencesintheformationofAustraliansocietybyemphasisingtheimpactoftheEnlightenmentwithitscommitmenttorationalenquiryandprogress-attitudeswhichowedmuchtothesuccessesoftheScientificRevolution.ThefirstpartofthebookanalysesthepoliticalandreligiousbackgroundoftheperiodfromtheFirstFleet(1788)tothemidnineteenthcentury.Theseconddemonstratesthepervasivenessofideasofimprovement-aformoftheideaofprogress-originallyderivedfromagriculture,butwhichweretoshapeattitudestohumannatureinfieldsasdiverseaseducation,penaldisciplineandracerelations.Throughout,thebookhighlightstheextenttowhichdevelopmentsinAustraliacanbecomparedandcontrastedwiththoseinBritainandintheUSA.
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