An Intellectual And Cultural History Of The Western World From The Renaissance Through The Eighteenth Century

The workings of Western intelligence in our day--whether in politics or the arts, in the humanities or the church--are as troubling as they are mysterious, leading to the questions: Where are we going? What in the world were we thinking? By exploring the history of four "cultures" so deeply embedded in Western history that we rarely see their instrumental role in politics, religion, education, and the arts, this timely book provides a broad framework for addressing these questions in a fresh way.

The fifth volume of the this series examines historical events and cultural, social and political structures which were introduced between the 16th and 18th centuries.