The Uses of the Future in Early Modern Europe

The Uses of the Future in Early Modern Europe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 263
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ISBN-10 : 9781135191962
ISBN-13 : 1135191964
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Book Synopsis The Uses of the Future in Early Modern Europe by : Andrea Brady

Download or read book The Uses of the Future in Early Modern Europe written by Andrea Brady and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines the idea of the future in early modern European literature, politics, religion, science, and social life. Investigating how both elite and popular writers represented their access to or control over the future, it proposes new insights into one of the defining characteristics of modernity.


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