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A history of the innovation and effects of the French Republican Calendar. The French Republican Calendar was perhaps the boldest of all the reforms undertaken in Revolutionary France. Introduced in 1793 and used until 1806, the Calendar not only reformed the weeks and months of the year, but decimalised the hours of the day and dated the year from the beginning of the French Republic. This book not only provides a history of the calendar, but places it in the context of eighteenth-century time-consciousness, arguing that the French were adept at working within several systems of time-keeping, whether that of the Church, civil society, or the rhythms of the seasons. Developments in time-keeping technology and changes in working patterns challenged early-modern temporalities, and the new calendar can also be viewed as a step on the path toward a more modern conception of time. In this context, the creation of the calendar is viewed not just as an aspect of the broader republican programme of social, political and cultural reform, but as a reflection of a broader interest in time and the culmination of several generations' concern with how society should be policed. Matthew Shaw is a curator at the British Library, London.

Calendar, Republican --- Calendar, Republican. --- Time measurements --- Republican calendar --- History. --- France --- Intellectual life --- French Republican Calendar. --- eighteenth-century time-consciousness. --- social, political, and cultural reform. --- society. --- time-keeping technology.

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82-2 --- 82-2 Toneel. Drama --- Toneel. Drama --- German literature --- Thematology --- Drama --- anno 1700-1799 --- German drama (Tragedy) --- German drama --- Enlightenment. --- History and criticism. --- Aufklärung --- Eighteenth century --- Philosophy, Modern --- Rationalism

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Austrian literature --- Arts, Austrian --- Eighteenth century --- Littérature autrichienne --- Arts autrichiens --- Dix-huitième siècle --- History and criticism --- Study and teaching --- Histoire et critique --- Etude et enseignement --- Austria --- Austria --- Autriche --- Autriche --- Historiography. --- History --- Historiographie --- Histoire

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The Enlightenment of the late 17th and 18th century is characterized by an emphasis on reason and empiricism . As a major shaping philosophy of Western culture, it had a historical impact on the religious, cultural, academic, and social institutions of 18th century Europe. In this compelling volume, the author explores the lasting impact of Enlightenment thinking on modern Western societies and other democracies. With an interdisciplinary, comparative-historical approach this volume explores the impact of Enlightenment ideals such as liberty, equality, and social justice on current social institutions. Combining sociological theory with concrete examples, the author provides a unique framework for understanding modern cultural development, including a picture of how it would look without this Enlightenment basis. This work provides a multi-faceted approach, including: an historical overview, analysis of the Enlightenment’s influence on modern democratic societies, modern culture, political science, civil society and the economy, as well as exploring the counter-Enlightenment, Post-Enlightenment, and Neo-Enlightenment philosophies.

Civilization, Modern. --- Civilization, Western. --- Enlightenment -- Influence. --- Enlightenment. --- Enlightenment --- Civilization, Modern --- Civilization, Western --- History & Archaeology --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- History - General --- Social Change --- Influence --- Aufklärung --- Social sciences. --- Political science. --- Sociology. --- Social Sciences. --- Sociology, general. --- Political Science. --- Eighteenth century --- Philosophy, Modern --- Rationalism --- Administration --- Civil government --- Commonwealth, The --- Government --- Political theory --- Political thought --- Politics --- Science, Political --- Social sciences --- State, The --- Social theory

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Fashionable "polite" society of this period emphasised mixed-gender sociability and encouraged the visible participation of elite women in a series of urban, often public settings. Using a variety of sources (both men's and women's correspondence, accounts, bills, memoirs and other family papers), this book investigates the ways in which polite social practices and expectations influenced the experience of elite femininity in Scotland in the eighteenth century. It explores women's education and upbringing; their reading practices; the meanings of the social spaces and activities in which they engaged and how this fed over into the realm of politics; and the fashion for tourism at home and abroad. It also asks how elite women used polite social spaces and practices to extend their mental horizons and to form a sense of belonging to a public at a time when Scotland was among the most intellectually vibrant societies in Europe.

Women --- Elite (Social sciences) --- Elites (Social sciences) --- Leadership --- Power (Social sciences) --- Social classes --- Social groups --- Human females --- Wimmin --- Woman --- Womon --- Womyn --- Females --- Human beings --- Femininity --- Social conditions --- History --- Scotland --- Social life and customs --- Scotland. --- education. --- eighteenth century. --- elite women. --- polite society. --- reading practices. --- sociability. --- tourism. --- urban settings.