Peripheral wonders: nature, knowledge, and enlightenment in the eighteenth century orinoco
Auteur :
Ewalt, Margaret R.
Éditeur :
Ewalt, Margaret R.
ISBN :
9780838756898
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2009
Dimensions :
23,6 x 16,3 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
499 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Complements and extends studies proposing fresh and more inclusive Enlightenment models that challenge secular prejudices. This title intends to reconsider the assumption of European centrality by taking into account the Americas and other peripheral areas where modernity was redefined rather than resisted.