Pattern and Repertoire in History / / Tony Syme, Bertrand M. Roehner.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP e-dition: Complete eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Roehner, Bertrand M.,; Syme, Tony,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (413 p.) :; 45 line illustrations; 17 maps, 79 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; CHAPTER 1. Analytical History: Where History and Sociology Meet --; PART I. Revolutions --; CHAPTER 2. European Variants of the French Revolution --; CHAPTER 3. Building Blocks of the French Revolution --; CHAPTER 4. The American Revolution --; CHAPTER 5. General Strikes, Mushroom Strikes --; PART II. Wars --; CHAPTER 6. Wars for Territorial Expansion --; CHAPTER 7. The Constraints of Logistics --; PART III. Prospects --; CHAPTER 8. Historical Forecasting --; CHAPTER 9. Perspectives --; REFERENCES. INDEX --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674418479; 9783110353488; 9783110353563; 9783110756067; 9783110442205
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674418479
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Tony Syme, Bertrand M. Roehner.

Historical landmarks, such as wars, coups, and revolutions, seem to arise under unique conditions. Indeed, what seems to distinguish history from the natural and social sciences is its inability to be dissected or generalized in any meaningful way. Yet even complex and large-scale events like the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolution can be broken down into their component parts, and, as Bertrand Roehner and Tony Syme show, these smaller modules are rarely unique to the events they collectively compose. The aim of this book is to analyze clusters of similar "elementary" occurrences that serve as the building blocks of more global events. Making connections between seemingly unrelated case studies, Roehner and Syme apply scientific methodology to the analysis of history. Their book identifies the recurring patterns of behavior that shape the histories of different countries separated by vast stretches of time and space. Taking advantage of a broad wealth of historical evidence, the authors decipher what may be seen as a kind of genetic code of history.