Author: Thomas Joachim Alexandre Prosper MIGNARDPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
De l'invasion de l'Allemagne dans les provinces de Bourgogne et de Franche-Comté en 1870-71
Author: Thomas Joachim Alexandre Prosper MIGNARDPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Soldiers of Revolution
Author: Mark LausePublisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1788730577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
How war gave birth to revolution in the 19th century The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 introduced new military technologies, transformed the organization of armies, and upset the continental balance of power, promulgating new regimented ideas of nationhood and conflict resolution more widely. However, the mass armies that became a new standard required mass mobilization and the arming of working people, who exercised a new power through both a German social democracy and popular insurgent French movements. As in the Russian Revolution of 1917, the Paris Commune of 1871 grew directly from the discontent among radicalized soldiers and civilians pressed into armed service on behalf of institutions they learned to mistrust. If this militarized class conflict, the brutality of the Commune's subsequent repression not only butchered the tens of thousands of Parisians but slaughtered an old utopian faith that appeals to reason and morality could resolve social tensions. War among nations became linked to revolution and revolution to armed struggle.
British Museum Catalogue of printed Books
Author: Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the British Museum
Author: British LibraryGeneral catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed booksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Franco German War Of 1870-1871
Author: Helmuth von MoltkePublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781500896423
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Helmuth von Moltke's The Franco German War of 1870-1871 is a comprehensive history of one of the 19th century's most influential wars, and the one that helped lead to the establishment of the modern state of Germany. It is written by one of the most important participants in the war, because von Moltke was a field marshal for the Prussians and a Chief of the General Staff.
Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe
Author: Sander GovaertsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781641893985
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe's Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a battleground between France and Germany. By analyzing soldiers' long-term interactions with nature, this book engages with current debates about the ecological impact of the military, and provides new impetus for contemporary armed forces to make greater effort to reduce their environmental footprint.
Trust in Numbers
Author: Theodore M. PorterPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691210543
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A foundational work on historical and social studies of quantification What accounts for the prestige of quantitative methods? The usual answer is that quantification is desirable in social investigation as a result of its successes in science. Trust in Numbers questions whether such success in the study of stars, molecules, or cells should be an attractive model for research on human societies, and examines why the natural sciences are highly quantitative in the first place. Theodore Porter argues that a better understanding of the attractions of quantification in business, government, and social research brings a fresh perspective to its role in psychology, physics, and medicine. Quantitative rigor is not inherent in science but arises from political and social pressures, and objectivity derives its impetus from cultural contexts. In a new preface, the author sheds light on the current infatuation with quantitative methods, particularly at the intersection of science and bureaucracy.
De l'invasion allemande dans les provinces de Bourgogne et de Franche-Comté en 1870-1871
Author: Mignard (M., Thomas Joachim Alexandre Prosper)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : fr
Pages : 306
Book Description
Creators of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Author: Ravi P AgarwalPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319108700
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The book records the essential discoveries of mathematical and computational scientists in chronological order, following the birth of ideas on the basis of prior ideas ad infinitum. The authors document the winding path of mathematical scholarship throughout history, and most importantly, the thought process of each individual that resulted in the mastery of their subject. The book implicitly addresses the nature and character of every scientist as one tries to understand their visible actions in both adverse and congenial environments. The authors hope that this will enable the reader to understand their mode of thinking, and perhaps even to emulate their virtues in life.