Download or read book The Origins of European Individualism written by Aaron Gurevich and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1995-11-15 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of modern Europe, through such events as the Reformation and Counter-Reformation, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the rise of industrial capitalism, is often seen in terms of the triumph of individualism. Yet the precise stages in the evolution of the European individual remain one of the most elusive aspects of the region's history. In this broad and thought-provoking investigation, Aaron Gurevich, one of Russia's leading historians, examines the growth of individual consciousness through European history, and assesses its impact on key social and political events.