To open an 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica is to open a worldview lost forever in the staggering slaughter of the first world war. The 11th edition of the Britannica represents the high tide of optimism and belief in human progress that had dominated the Anglo-Saxon vision since the Enlightenment.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A place for everyone …
and everything in its place: The magic of Encyclopedia Britannica's 11th edition | Books | guardian.co.uk. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)
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