Enlightenment political thought and non-western societies : sultans and savages

242 Pages·2009·2.059 MB·English

by  Frederick G. Whelan

Enlightenment Political
Thought and Non–Western
Societies
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Enlightenment Political
Thought and Non–Western
Societies
Sultans and Savages
Frederick G. Whelan
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Enlightenment political thought and non-western societies : sultans and savages /
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1. Political science—Europe—History—18th century. 2. Enlightenment. 3. East
and West—History—18th century. I. Title.
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For Peggy, once again

Contents
List of Abbreviations xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 Hume and the Non–Western World 6
2 Scottish Theorists, French Jesuits, and the
“Rude Nations” of North America 48
3 Oriental Despotism: Anquetil–Duperron’s
Response to Montesquieu 78
4 Burke, India, and Orientalism 103
5 Hegel and the Oriental World 130
Afterword 164
Notes 177
Bibliography 209
Index 217