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Enemies of the Enlightenment: The French Counter-Enlightenment and the Making of Modernityby Darrin M. McMahonISBN 0195158938 (0-19-515893-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Happiness: A Historyby Darrin M. McMahonISBN 0802142893 (0-8021-4289-3)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Happiness: A History'Book summary:Darrin M. McMahon's sweeping new book, chronicling the evolution of happiness over two thousand years of Western culture and thought, argues that our modern belief in happiness - that happiness is a natural right - is a relatively recent development. It is a product of a dramatic revolution in human expectations carried out since the eighteenth century. Central to the development of Christianity, ideas of happiness assumed their modern form during the Enlightenment, when men and women were first introduced to the novel prospect that they could - in fact should - be happy in this life as opposed to the hereafter. Ultimately, the Enlightenment's recognition of happiness as a motivating ideal led to its consecration in the Declaration of Independence and France's Declaration of the Rights of Man. McMahon follows this great pursuit through to the present day, showing how our modern search for happiness continues to generate new forms of pleasure, but also, paradoxically, new forms of pain. In the tradition of works by Peter Gay and Simon Schama, Happiness draws on numerous sources, including art and architecture, poetry and scripture, music and theology, literature and myth to offer a sweeping intellectual history of man's most elusive yet coveted goal. [via]
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Reflections on the Revolution in Franceby Edmund Burke, Frank M. Turner, Conor Cruise O'Brien, Alan Wolfe, Jack N. Rakove, Darrin M. McMahonISBN 0300099797 (0-300-09979-7)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reflections on the Revolution in France'Book summary:"Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke's analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This new edition of the "Reflections" presents Burke's famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank Turner and four critical essays by leading scholars. The volume sets the "Reflections" in the context of Western political thought, highlights its ongoing relevance to contemporary debates, and provides abundant critical notes, a glossary and a glossary-index to ensure its accessibility. Contributors to the book examine various provocative aspects of Burke's thought. Conor Cruise O'Brien explores Burke's hostility to "theory", Darrin McMahon considers Burke's characterization of the French Enlightenment, Jack Rakove contrasts the views of Burke and American constitutional framers on the process of drawing up constitutions, and Alan Wolfe investigates Burke, the social sciences, and liberal democracy. [via]
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