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List of illustrations; Chronology; 1. What is Enlightenment?; 2. Coffeehouses and consumers: the social context of Enlightenment; 3. Enlightenmentand government: new departure or business as usual?; 4. Exploration,cross-cultural contact, and the ambivalence of the Enlightenment; 5. Whenpeople are property: the problem of slavery in the Enlightenment; 6.Enlightenment thinking about gender; 7. Science and the Enlightenment: God'sorder and man's understanding; 8. The rise of modern paganism? Religion andthe Enlightenment; 9. The end of the Enlightenment: conspiracy andrevolution?; Brief biographies; Suggestions for further reading; Index.