The Creation of the Modern World

"Porter's [book] has been long in the making and has been worth waiting for."—Peter Gay, Times Literary Supplement From the author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award) comes a "sumptuous and spicy volume" ( Washington Post Book World ) that highlights Britain's long-underestimated and pivotal role in disseminating the ideas and ...

"Porter's [book] has been long in the making and has been worth waiting for."—Peter Gay, Times Literary Supplement From the author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award) comes a "sumptuous and spicy volume" ( Washington Post Book World ) that highlights Britain's long-underestimated and pivotal role in disseminating the ideas and culture of the Enlightenment. In response to numerous histories centered on France and Germany, Roy Porter explains how the monumental transformation of thinking in Britain influenced worldwide developments. This "splendidly imaginative" work "propels the debate forward...and makes a valuable point" ( New York Times Book Review ). 16 pages of black and white illustrations

罗伊·波特（Roy Porter，1946—2002），英国社会科学院院士、著名历史学家，主要研究领域为近代思想史、医学史、身体史等，曾在剑桥大学任教，后在伦敦大学学院惠康医学史研究所任社会史教授及所长。罗伊·波特著作等身，撰写与主编书籍百余部，除本书外，其代表作还有《18世纪的英国社会》《疯癫简史》《理性时代的肉体》《启蒙运动》等，主编有《剑桥科学史》（第四卷）和《剑桥医学史》等。