Science and polity in France [[electronic resource] ] : the end of the old regime / / Charles Coulston Gillispie

• Autore: Gillispie Charles Coulston
• Pubblicazione: Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, [2004]
• Edizione: Course Book
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 601 p
• Disciplina: 509/.44
• Soggetto topico: Science and state - France; Science - France - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Originally published: Science and polity in France at the end of the Old Regime. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1980.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on the Citations -- Part One. Institutions -- Chapter I. The State And Science -- Chapter II. Science and the State -- Part Two. Professions -- Chapter III. Science and Medicine -- CHAPTER IV. Scientists and Charlatans -- Part Three. Applications -- CHAPTER V. Trades and Agriculture -- CHAPTER VI. Industry and Invention -- CHAPTER VII. Engineering, Civil and Military -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: By the end of the eighteenth century, the French dominated the world of science. And although science and politics had little to do with each other directly, there were increasingly frequent intersections. This is a study of those transactions between science and state, knowledge and power--on the eve of the French Revolution. Charles Gillispie explores how the links between science and polity in France were related to governmental reform, modernization of the economy, and professionalization of science and engineering.
• Titolo autorizzato: Science and polity in France
• ISBN: 1-4008-2461-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910467936803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II