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Hace 4 días · These concerns shifted over the course of the 18th century, against a backdrop of wider cultural arguments about the relationship between gender and the sexed body. In a compelling narrative encompassing the years between 1689 and 1815, Banister discusses the competing versions of masculinity circulating during this period.
- Literary Salons Across Britain and ... - Reviews in History
The book’s thematic scope is impressive, taking in several...
- Literary Salons Across Britain and ... - Reviews in History
Hace 2 días · Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. The purpose of the movement was to advocate for the importance of subjectivity , imagination , and appreciation of nature in society and culture during the Age of ...
Hace 3 días · The French Revolution [a] was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.
- 5 May 1789 – 9 November 1799, (10 years, 6 months, and 4 days)
Hace 4 días · Rushton thus frames the experiential aspects of early modern law and justice, to which Hindle and Walter are also attuned, within the narrative of state formation. The next set of chapters move into the 18th century, and to less established scholarly perspectives on the history of law and culture.
Hace 5 días · This article discusses the political foundations and history of liberalism from the 17th century to the present. For coverage of classical and contemporary philosophical liberalism, see political philosophy. For biographies of individual philosophers, see John Locke; John Stuart Mill; John Rawls.
- Liberalism is a political and economic doctrine that emphasizes individual autonomy, equality of opportunity, and the protection of individual righ...
- The intellectual founders of liberalism were the English philosopher John Locke (1632–1704), who developed a theory of political authority based on...
- In John Locke’s theory, the consent of the governed was secured through a system of majority rule, whereby the government would carry out the expre...
- Classical liberals (now often called libertarians) regard the state as the primary threat to individual freedom and advocate limiting its powers to...
- Modern liberals are generally willing to experiment with large-scale social change to further their project of protecting and enhancing individual...
Hace 3 días · A slow shift to an emphasis on science in the curriculum emerged at the beginning of the 18th century. Religious explanations of natural phenomena were slowly being questioned, and certain areas, particularly Pennsylvania, became notable centers of scientific studies. Eighteenth-century changes in educational approaches reflected the changing ...
