Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment (Facts on File Library of World History Series)

by Peter Hanns Reill, Peter Hanns Reill, Ellen Judy Wilson

Overview

New to this edition (the original edition was published in 1996) are entries on Alphra Behn, capitalism, colonialism, Sarah Fielding, secret societies, and Pompeii. In all, 140 of the entries have been revised or are new to this edition. Entries are included on ideas, terms, people, works, and places. A sampling of entry topics includes animism, the Berlin Academy, chemical revolution, Descartes, Miklos Jozsef Esterhazy, genius, Haskalah, orientalism, and Robespierre. Each entry is fully cross-referenced. Some b&w illustrations are included. Reill (history, U. of California, Los Angeles), a former author, was consulting editor for this edition; Wilson is editor of publications at the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816053353
Publisher:	Facts on File, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/08/2004
Series:	Facts on File Library of World History Series
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	670
Product dimensions:	8.54(w) x 11.06(h) x 1.48(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

Editorial Reviews

Reill, director of UCLA's Center for 17th and 18th Century Studies, and Wilson, editor of publications at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, here provide an informative review of the important ideas, people, and events that shaped the world during the Enlightenment. Like the first edition (1996), this significant update covers the major changes in science, education, philosophy, art and architecture, and politics which took place during the 17th and 18th centuries and led to the birth of the modern era. Featuring over 140 new, updated, or expanded entries, averaging 1/4 of a page to two pages in length, the work boasts new articles that examine the period from a global perspective (with entries on colonialism, imperialism, and the "Noble Savage"), new material on "Counter-Enlightenment" (with entries on the rise of spiritualism, esotericism, and the "Great Awakening"), new information on the role of religion during those years, and much more. The biographical entries cover such notables as Robespierre, Schiller, Fielding, Kant, and Voltaire. Over 120 black-and-white photos complement the articles, as do the copious cross references and suggestions for further reading. Bottom Line Larger public, school, and academic libraries looking for a comprehensive overview of the subject for the student or interested reader will find this a valuable and accessible resource; those that own the first edition should replace it with this update.-Michele McGraw, Hennepin Cty. Lib., Edina, MN Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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