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

"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 righ...

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Main Author: Pichichero, Christy, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2017.
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501709654