Adam Ferguson: History, Progress and Human NatureEugene Heath, Vincenzo Merolle Unique among the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, Ferguson saw two eighteenth-century revolutions, the American and the French. This monograph contains essays that range across all of Ferguson's works to investigate his engagement with contemporary events and his contributions to our understanding of history and human action. |
Contents
IntroductionEugene Heath and Vincenzo Merolle | |
Fergusons Epistolary SelfJohn D Brewer | |
Past and Present in An Essay on the History | |
17641806Jane | |
In History | |
Political Education for Empire and RevolutionDavid Kettler | |
On History | |
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Adam Ferguson: History, Progress and Human Nature Eugene Heath,Vincenzo Merolle Limited preview - 2015 |
Adam Ferguson: History, Progress and Human Nature Eugene Heath,Vincenzo Merolle No preview available - 2016 |
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