书名: Barbarism and Religion, Vol. 4: Barbarians, Savages and Empires
作者: J. G. A. Pocock (Author)
出版社: Cambridge University Press (November 28, 2005)
语言: English
ISBN-10: 0521856256
ISBN-13: 978-0521856256
Book Description
This fourth volume of Barbarism and Religion focuses on the idea of barbarism, which was central to the history of western historiography, to the history of the enlightenment, and indeed to Edward Gibbon himself. As Barbarism and Religion develops, its full stature as one of the great scholarly projects of our time becomes apparent: in the end, it will stand not just as a remarkable analysis of the making of Gibbon's Decline and Fall, but as the definitive history of history-writing in what David Hume famously called 'the historical age'.
Review
'This book's challenging combination of Gibbonian study with history, historiography and philosophy carries Professor Pocock's work onto a new level and one that will deepen the reader's understanding of all four.' -- Contemporary Review
About the Author
Born in London and brought up in Christchurch, New Zealand, J. G. A. Pocock was educated at the universities of Canterbury and Cambridge, and is now Harry C. Black Emeritus Professor of History at the Johns Hopkins University.
