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.
- ISBN13 9781400865314
- Publish Date 20 October 2014 (first published 21 March 1981)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 752
- Language English
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