Savages, Romans, and despots: thinking about others from Montaigne to Herder

Intro -- Contents -- One. Maps of Mankind -- Two. The World Turned Upside Down: Mandeville -- Three. Between Two Saddles: Montaigne -- Four. Climactic Harmonies: Bodin -- Five. St. Confucius: The Jesuits in China -- Six. Distant Relations: The Jesuits in New France -- Seven. Ancients, Moderns, and Others: Fontenelle and Temple -- Eight. The Specter of Despotism: Montesquieu and Voltaire -- Nine. Savage Critics: Lahontan, Rousseau, and Diderot -- Ten. From Savagery to Decadence: Ferguson, Millar, and Gibbon -- Eleven. Cultural Critique: Herder -- Twelve. "Others" Are Good to Think -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.