The military enlightenment : war and culture in the French empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon

The military enlightenment : war and culture in the French empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon / Christy Pichichero.

"Combines the study of literary works, treatises of moral philosophy, and archival military writings to show the ways that the military sphere both generated and applied French Enlightenment ideas with regard to the phenomenon of war, the human body and emotions, social equality, and human righ...

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Main Author: Pichichero, Christy, 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Subjects:
1700-1799
War and society > France > History > 18th century.
Military art and science > France > History > 18th century.
Enlightenment > France > Influence.
French literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Military art and science in literature.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Enlightenment > Influence
French literature
Military art and science
Military art and science in literature
War and society
France > History, Military > 18th century.
France
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Military history
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:"Combines the study of literary works, treatises of moral philosophy, and archival military writings to show the ways that the military sphere both generated and applied French Enlightenment ideas with regard to the phenomenon of war, the human body and emotions, social equality, and human rights"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 301 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501709654
1501709658
1501709291
9781501709296
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2017).

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