Enlightenment
Britain and the Creation of the Modern World
by Roy Porter
- Publication
- First published 1990
- ISBNs
- 9780333945056, 9780713991529, 9781137098009
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While acknowledging France at the eve of the Revolution as the root of the modern world, Porter also makes a case for considering Britain's importance in catapulting the world into modernity.
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