Kings and philosophers, 1689-1789

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Kings and philosophers, 1689-1789 / Leonard Krieger.

Krieger, Leonard. (Author). Rogers D. Spotswood Collection. (Added Author).

Summary:

The one hundred years that preceded the French Revolution witnessed the rise of kings to unmatched power and influence in European affairs. These years also encompassed the birth, maturation and waning of the Enlightenment. The author shows how the monarchical tradition and the new intellectual developments were reflected in the latter half of the period during the rule of "philosopher kings", the enlightened absolutists. He analyzes too the origins of a movement toward representative government and the stirrings of political and social revolt that would bring the period to an abrupt end.

Record details

ISBN: 0393099059
ISBN: 9780393099058
Physical Description: xii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm.
Edition: [1st ed.].
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 1970.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-354).
Formatted Contents Note:: The kings, 1689-1748. The nature of kingship ; The kings at war, 1688-1721 ; The kings at home : the old powers, 1689-1748 ; The kings at home : the ascending powers, 1714-1748 -- The philosophers, 1687-1789. The social context ; The worldly philosophers, 1687-1776 ; The unworldly philosophers, 1770-1789 -- The philosopher kings. Enlightened absolutism ; The enlightened absolutists abroad ; The enlightened absolutists at home ; The end of an era : the social movement in the West, 1763-1789.