{"product_id":"pocock-j-g-a-barbarism-and-religion-volumes-i-ii-2001","title":"POCOCK, J. G. A. - Barbarism and Religion. Volumes I–II (2001)","description":"\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I: The Enlightenments of Edward Gibbon, 1737–1764\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume II: Narratives of Civil Government\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Two paperback volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA two-volume opening to Pocock’s major study of Edward Gibbon, Enlightenment historiography and the intellectual world behind The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVolume I follows Gibbon’s intellectual formation from his early years and Swiss exile through to the conception of the Decline and Fall. Volume II broadens the context to the major Enlightenment historians and thinkers who shaped eighteenth-century historical writing, including Voltaire, Hume, Robertson, Ferguson and Adam Smith. Together, the two volumes examine how political thought, religion, civil society and historical narrative informed Gibbon’s work. Volume I was first published in 1999, while this paperback issue appeared in 2001; Volume II was published in 2001. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"contents\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center font-sans select-none relative top-[-0.094rem] translate-y-0.5\" data-search-result-target=\"\"\u003e\u003ca data-testid=\"chatgpt-citation\" class=\"no-underline! group cursor-interaction hover:bg-primary-solid hover:text-inverse! flex h-4.5 max-w-[15rem] overflow-hidden rounded-xl pe-2 ps-1 text-[9px] leading-none font-medium select-none bg-secondary-soft text-secondary-solid!\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.cambridge.org\/97805216\/33451\/frontmatter\/9780521633451_frontmatter.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 items-center gap-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Favicon-xZwQNw inline-block shrink-0 rounded-2xs size-3 overflow-hidden rounded-full text-current [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;img]:rounded-full size-3 overflow-hidden rounded-full text-current [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;img]:rounded-full\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth volumes in very good used condition, with light shelf wear and minor rubbing to the covers and extremities. Bindings square and firm; pages appear clean and unmarked.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph-kKnbIo\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA useful paired set of the first two volumes in Pocock’s six-volume Barbarism and Religion sequence, particularly relevant to readers of Gibbon, Enlightenment history and the history of political thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562663514164,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/3648\/4916\/files\/11D9569B-E1EF-4F40-8236-5F2121F2A5F2_1_102_o.jpg?v=1790502163","url":"https:\/\/www.inkandsignaturebooks.com.au\/products\/pocock-j-g-a-barbarism-and-religion-volumes-i-ii-2001","provider":"Ink \u0026 Signature Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}