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

• Autore: Pichichero Christy <1976->
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca : , : Cornell University Press, , 2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 306.2/7094409033
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: France History, Military 18th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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 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.
• 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"--
• Titolo autorizzato: The military enlightenment
• ISBN: 1-5017-0965-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910466802903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II