Title Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction: Johan Hjerpe and Enlightenment; The artisan uprising and forms of mentality; The culture of letters and the measurement of thoughts; Johan Hjerpe's reading and the individual in history; Epilogue: In retrospect; Bibliography; Index of Names
Summary
A revised and translated edition of Mot det moderna förnuftet, published in 1992. Utilising the diaries from the 1780s of Johan Hjerpe, the study focuses on the specific world of Hjerpe in terms of trade, social conditions and contemporary social life in Stockholm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-207) and index
