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Voltaire's bastards by John Ralston Saul · Booklabria

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First published: 1992
Editions: 8 in 2 languages

Synopsis

Voltaire's Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West is a sweeping and provocative exploration of nothing less than the political, economic, social, and cultural origins of Western society. With great daring and originality, John Ralston Saul dissects the contradictions, delusions, and illusions that have brought the world to the brink of confusion and crisis, and shatters the myths surrounding the icons and institutions that we have been taught to revere and cherish.

Subjects: History
Philosophy
Social sciences
Power
Modern Civilization
Western Civilization

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