Pattern and Repertoire in History / Tony Syme, Bertrand M. Roehner.
Roehner, Bertrand M., author.; Syme, Tony, author.
2013
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Title Pattern and Repertoire in History / Tony Syme, Bertrand M. Roehner.
Author Roehner, Bertrand M., author.
Edition Reprint 2014
ISBN 9780674418479
DOI https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674418479
Published Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2013]
Copyright ©2002
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (413 p.) : 45 line illustrations; 17 maps, 79 tables
Other Standard Identifiers 10.4159/harvard.9780674418479 doi
Call Number D16
Dewey Decimal Classification 907/.2
Summary 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.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
CHAPTER 1. Analytical History: Where History and Sociology Meet
PART I. Revolutions
CHAPTER 2. European Variants of the French Revolution
CHAPTER 3. Building Blocks of the French Revolution
CHAPTER 4. The American Revolution
CHAPTER 5. General Strikes, Mushroom Strikes
PART II. Wars
CHAPTER 6. Wars for Territorial Expansion
CHAPTER 7. The Constraints of Logistics
PART III. Prospects
CHAPTER 8. Historical Forecasting
CHAPTER 9. Perspectives
REFERENCES. INDEX
References
Index

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