Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World

2000 • 724 pages

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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Studies in European History

Studies in European History is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1987 with contributions by Peter Burke, Donald A. Filtzer, and John Henry.