Barbarism and Religion: Volume 4, Barbarians, Savages and Empires (Paperback)

'Barbarism and Religion' - Edward Gibbon's own phrase - is the title of a sequence of works by John Pocock designed to situate Gibbon, and his Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, in a series of contexts in the history of eighteenth-century Europe. In the fourth volume in the sequence, first published in 2005, Pocock argues that barbarism was central to the history of western historiography, to the history of the Enlightenment, and to Edward Gibbon himself. As a concept it was deeply problematic to Enlightened historians seeking to understand their own civilised societies in the light of exposure to newly discovered civilisations which were, until then, beyond the reach of history itself.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	2005
Authors:	J. G. A. Pocock
Dimensions:	226 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	388
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-72101-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General
LSN:	0-521-72101-6
Barcode:	9780521721011

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!