Science and Polity in France

Science and Polity in France
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 615
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ISBN-10 : 9781400824618
ISBN-13 : 1400824613
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Book Synopsis Science and Polity in France by : Charles Coulston Gillispie

Download or read book Science and Polity in France written by Charles Coulston Gillispie and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-10 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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