The military enlightenment : war and culture in the French Empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon / Christy Pichichero.
2017
DC46.7 .P53 2017
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The military enlightenment : war and culture in the French Empire from Louis XIV to Napoleon / Christy Pichichero.
ISBN
9781501709296
9781501709654 (electronic book)
9781501709654 (electronic book)
Published
Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations
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DC46.7 .P53 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.2/7094409033
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of 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.
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.