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This is a study of the place and nature of the ideal of politeness in 17th and 18th century writing in France, Britain and Russia. This ideal covered not just polite manners, but all the 'civilized' norms of society and culture, as opposed to elements considered childish, irrational, savage or vulgar.France, Peter is the author of 'Politeness And Its Discontents Problems in French Classical Culture', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521029865 and ISBN 0521029864.
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