Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World by Roy Porter

Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World

Roy Porter

728 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy challenging informative slow-paced
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For generations the traditional focus for those wishing to understand the roots of the modern world has been France on the eve of the Revolution. Porter certainly acknowledges France's importance, but here makes an overwhelming case for considerin...

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