Avantages et désavantages de la découverte de l’Amérique. Chastellux, Raynal et le concours de l'Académie de Lyon

Publication type: Book
Scientific editors: Lüsebrink (Hans-Jürgen) , Mussard (Alexandre)
Number of pages: 149
Parution: 03-01-2023
Reprint of the edition of: 1994
Collection: <a href="https://classiques-garnier.com/index.php/reading-the-eighteenth-century.html">Reading the Eighteenth Century , n° 16

Did the discovery of America harm or benefit humankind? This collection of texts can be boiled down to two contradictory visions of the New World: an America where the worst aspects of pro-slavery Europe are clear to see; and a reinvigorated America that has successfully established the constitutional utopia of a harmonious republic.

CLIL theme: 3439 -- LITTÉRATURE GÉNÉRALE -- Oeuvres classiques -- Moderne (<1799)
ISBN: 978-2-406-13595-1
EAN: 9782406135951
ISSN: 1158-8748
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-13597-5
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 03-01-2023
Language: French
Keyword: Ancien Régime, New World, colonialism, slavery, Guillaume-Thomas-François Raynal, speech, contest, memoirs, progress

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