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Science and Polity in France: The End of the Old Regime
Charles Coulston Gillispie
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Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 616 pages, 13 halftones, 3 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 878.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691118499
SKU
V9780691118499
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About Charles Coulston Gillispie
Charles Coulston Gillispie is Dayton-Stockton Professor Emeritus of History at Princeton University, where he founded the program in History and Philosophy of Science in 1960. His books include "The Edge of Objectivity; Lazare Carnot Savant; The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation; Pierre-Simon Laplace: A Life in Exact Science"; and "Science and Polity in France: The End of the ... Read more
Reviews for Science and Polity in France: The End of the Old Regime
Winner of the Pfizer Award,History of Science Society "[A] learned and absorbing book... In both conception and execution, it is a work on the grand scale."
Nature "This is an authoritative book by one of our leading historians of science... Written in a stately style and rich in archival and documentary evidence, it will be a source of pleasure and profit ... Read more
Nature "This is an authoritative book by one of our leading historians of science... Written in a stately style and rich in archival and documentary evidence, it will be a source of pleasure and profit ... Read more