This far-reaching study redraws the intellectual map of the Enlightenment and boldly reassesses the legacy of that highly influential period for us today. Peter Hanns Reill argues that in the middle o
Nine essays critically consider post-modernity's concept of, and opposition to, the project of the Enlightenment. Historians and philosophers from the United States and Europe discuss cultural confli
Editors Reill (history, UCLA), Szelenyi (researcher, early modern and modern East Central Europe), and 14 contributors provide essays pertaining to the intersection of issues relevant to globalization
"The idea of tolerance is one of the most enduring legacies of the Enlightenment. However, there is a surprising lack of scholarly works that attempt to analyse the influence of tolerance on the indiv
