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The military enlightenment : war and culture in the French Empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon / Christy Pichichero.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pichichero, Christy, 1976- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War and society--France--History--18th century.
- War and society.
- Military art and science--France--History--18th century.
- Military art and science.
- Enlightenment--France--Influence.
- Enlightenment.
- French literature--18th century--History and criticism.
- French literature.
- Military art and science in literature.
- France--History, Military--18th century.
- France.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- 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"-- Author's Web site.
- Contents:
- Introduction : what is military Enlightenment?
- The French military Enlightenment : figures, forces, and forms
- Before fraternity : martial masculinity, sociability, and community
- Humanity in war : military cultures of sensibilité and human rights
- A nation of warriors : the democratization of heroism
- The dialectic of military Enlightenment : the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras
- Epilogue : the modern heritage.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2017.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781501752063
- 1501752065
- 9781501709654
- 1501709658
- OCLC:
- 973222719
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