The Story of Civilization: The age of Voltaire; a history of civlization in Western Europe from 1715 to 1756, with special emphasis on the conflict between religion and philosophySimon and Schuster, 1965 - Civilization |
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ENGLAND 171456 | 45 |
THE RULERS | 89 |
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY | 116 |
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