Enlightening the World: Encyclopedie, the Book That Changed the Course of History

by Philipp Blom

Book Overview

In 1777 several of the world's greatest men gathered together to create a book that would champion rationalism, free thinking, and secularism--the Encyclop?die . Such leading minds as Diderot,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403968950
• ISBN13: 9781403968951
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.6" x 9.5"