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Record Nr.

UNINA9910796585603321

Autore

Pichichero Christy <1976->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-5017-5206-5

1-5017-0965-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

306.2/7094409033

Soggetti

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

France History, Military 18th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 sensibiliteĢ 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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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"--