Minerva's message
Subtitle: stabilizing the French Revolution
By: Martin S. Staum.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Montreal; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: Institut national de France; Enlightenment -- France; France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century -- Political aspects; France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799 -- Influence; France -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle -- Aspect politique; France -- Vie intellectuelle -- 19e siècle -- Aspect politique; France -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle; France -- Vie intellectuelle -- 19e siècle; France -- Histoire -- 1789-1799 (Révolution)
Description: "During the French Revolution the French National Institute, including the Class of Moral and Political Sciences (CMPS), was established to replace the abolished Ancien Regime academies. In Minerva's Message Martin Staum explores how what began as the institutionalization of Enlightenment social science culture became a tool to end revolutionary turmoil and establish social order."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-331) and index.