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This is the first biography to see William Robertson as both a man and a central Enlightenment figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, and foregrounding Robertson’s religious outlook, Jeffrey R. Smitten gives us offers a more nuanced interpretation of his motives, intentions, and beliefs than ever before.

The Life of William Robertson

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2016
      ISBN13: 9780748646104, 978-0748646104
      ISBN10: 0748646108
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      Book Synopsis

      This is the first biography to see William Robertson as both a man and a central Enlightenment figure. Drawing extensively on his unpublished correspondence, and foregrounding Robertson’s religious outlook, Jeffrey R. Smitten gives us offers a more nuanced interpretation of his motives, intentions, and beliefs than ever before.

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