TY  - GEN
N2  - Historical landmarks, such as wars, coups, and revolutions, seem to arise under unique conditions. Indeed, what seems to distinguish history from the natural and social sciences is its inability to be dissected or generalized in any meaningful way. Yet even complex and large-scale events like the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution can be broken down into their component parts, and, as Bertrand Roehner and Tony Syme show, these smaller modules are rarely unique to the events they collectively compose. The aim of this book is to analyze clusters of similar "elementary" occurrences that serve as the building blocks of more global events. Making connections between seemingly unrelated case studies, Roehner and Syme apply scientific methodology to the analysis of history. Their book identifies the recurring patterns of behavior that shape the histories of different countries separated by vast stretches of time and space. Taking advantage of a broad wealth of historical evidence, the authors decipher what may be seen as a kind of genetic code of history.
DO  - 10.4159/harvard.9780674418479
DO  - doi
AB  - Historical landmarks, such as wars, coups, and revolutions, seem to arise under unique conditions. Indeed, what seems to distinguish history from the natural and social sciences is its inability to be dissected or generalized in any meaningful way. Yet even complex and large-scale events like the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution can be broken down into their component parts, and, as Bertrand Roehner and Tony Syme show, these smaller modules are rarely unique to the events they collectively compose. The aim of this book is to analyze clusters of similar "elementary" occurrences that serve as the building blocks of more global events. Making connections between seemingly unrelated case studies, Roehner and Syme apply scientific methodology to the analysis of history. Their book identifies the recurring patterns of behavior that shape the histories of different countries separated by vast stretches of time and space. Taking advantage of a broad wealth of historical evidence, the authors decipher what may be seen as a kind of genetic code of history.
T1  - Pattern and Repertoire in History /
AU  - Roehner, Bertrand M., 
AU  - Syme, Tony, 
ET  - Reprint 2014
JF  - HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
JF  - HUP e-dition: World History eBook Package
JF  - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
JF  - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
EP  - ZDB-23-HCO
EP  - ZDB-23-HWH
CN  - D16
LA  - eng
LA  - In English.
ID  - 1479428
KW  - Forecasting.
KW  - Geschichte.
KW  - Herhaling.
KW  - Historiographie.
KW  - Historiography.
KW  - Patroongeneratie.
KW  - Sciences sociales et histoire.
KW  - Social sciences and history.
KW  - Wereldgeschiedenis.
KW  - HISTORY / Historiography.
KW  - HISTORY / Military / General.
KW  - HISTORY / World.
KW  - Historiography.
KW  - History -- Methodology.
KW  - HISTORY / General.
SN  - 9780674418479
TI  - Pattern and Repertoire in History /
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ER  -