Institutional imperatives : control and change in the Ăcole Royale Militaire, 1750-1788
The aim of this thesis is to treat several developments concerning the Ăcole royale militaire in Paris in an institutional context, specifically from the perspective of the men who established it and administered it. By considering the ideas which influenced it, which reached back centuries but were more directly articulated in the period following the creation of the girlsâ school at Saint-Cyr in 1686, aspects of its debts to previous institutions and state projects are elucidated. The process which led to its creation, near demise, numerous reforms, and ultimate failure are chronicled. The purpose of its systems of proofs of nobility, poverty, and military filiation for prospective candidates are explained and placed in the context of debates on professionalisation and the nobilityâs role. The concept of Ă©mulation and its place in the thought of the Ăcole militaireâs founders is explained. The evolution of noble educational practice in the nearly two centuries which preceded its establishment is analysed, emphasising the continuities and breaks with established practice as found in religious collĂšges, riding academies, and princely education. Next, the implementation of and modifications undergone
Guizar, Haroldo
Institutional imperatives : control and change in the Ăcole Royale Militaire, 1750-1788. The aim of this thesis is to treat several developments concerning the Ăcole royale militaire in Paris in an institutional context, specifically from the perspective of the men who established it and administered it. By considering the ideas which influenced it, which reached back centuries but were more directly articulated in the period following the creation of the girlsâ school at Saint-Cyr in 1686, aspects of its debts to previous institutions and state projects are elucidated. The process which led to its creation, near demise, numerous reforms, and ultimate failure are chronicled. The purpose of its systems of proofs of nobility, poverty, and military filiation for prospective candidates are explained and placed in the context of debates on professionalisation and the nobilityâs role. The concept of Ă©mulation and its place in the thought of the Ăcole militaireâs founders is explained. The evolution of noble educational practice in the nearly two centuries which preceded its establishment is analysed, emphasising the continuities and breaks with established practice as found in religious collĂšges, riding academies, and princely education. Next, the implementation of and modifications undergone
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