History of civilization in England
Edition: From the 2d London ed.
Publisher: D. Appleton
Published: 1859
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Civilization; History
Notes: Includes bibliographies.

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Table of contents: title: V. 1. I. Statement of the resources for investigating history, and proofs of the regularity of human actions. These actions are governed by mental and physical laws; therefore both sets of laws must be studied, and there can be no history without the natural sciences; title: II. Influence exercised by physical laws over the organization of society, and over the character of individuals; title: III. Examination of the method employed by metaphysicians for discovering mental laws; title: IV. Mental laws are either moral or intellectual. Comparison of moral and intellectual laws, and inquiry into the effect produced by each on the progress of society; title: V. Inquiry into the influence exercised by religion, literature, and government; title: VI. Origin of history, and state of historical literature during the Middle Ages; title: VII. Outline of the history of the English intellect from the middle of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth century; title: VIII. Outline of the history of the French intellect from the middle of the sixteenth century to the accession to power of Louis XIV; title: IX. History of the protective spirit, and comparison of it in France and England; title: X. The energy of the protective spirit in France explains the failure of the Fronde. Comparison between the Fronde and the contemporary English rebellion; title: XI. The protective spirit carried by Louis XIV, into literature. Examination of the consequences of this alliance between the intellectual classes and the governing classes; title: XII. Death of Louis XIV. Reaction against the protective spirit, and preparations for the French Revolution; title: XIII. State of historical literature in France from the end of the sixteenth to the end of the eighteenth century; title: XIV. Proximate causes of the French Revolution after the middle of the eighteenth century.