This is a wide-ranging intellectual history of how; in the 18th century; Europe came to be conceived as divided into "Western Europe" and "Eastern Europe". The author argues that this conceptual reorientation from the previously accepted "Northern" and "Southern" was a work of cultural construction and intellectual artifice created by the philosophes of the Enlightenment. He shows how the philosophers viewed the continent from the perspective of Paris and deliberately cultivated an idea of the backwardness of "Eastern Europe" the more readily to affirm the importance of "Western Europe".
#956592 in Books Bison Books 1984-12-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x 1.03 x 5.98l; 1.48 #File Name: 0803295510494 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very Good CoverageBy 5/0“Frontier Regulars: The United States Army and the Indian; 1866 – 1890 by Robert Utley This book; published in 1973; starts out giving a good and accurate picture of soldier life during the Plains Indian “Warsâ€. It was pretty miserable for enlistees. It also presents ample discussion of the problematic administrative structure(s) that purported to manage the Indian population and shows how badly they failed. From there it moves to describing the assorted major confrontations and their impact on both Indians; soldiers; and bureaucrats. It is a very good discussion of the “machinery†of what passed for U.S. Indian Policy. Several passages in this book are clear testimony to the association between Col. Miles and Frederic Remington – the premier Western theme artist of the era. Some of the fights and other scenes mentioned were later put on canvas by Remington. Remington was enamored of the “Regulars†as well as Indians and Plains scenes. He was also a confirmed friend and supporter of the very egotistical Col. Nelson Miles. Utley's later book: “The Indian Frontier: 1846 – 1890†is quite similar to “The Frontier Regulars†and; in fact; many passages from “Frontier Regulars†appear verbatim in “The Indian Frontierâ€. Both are good reads though.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Utley's Knows the Frontier LifeBy Daniel HurleyThis is Utley's second volume on Frontier Regulars as it documents the modest army that dealt with the plains wars; Apache and the remoteness and often boredom of army life. The book starts with the post Civil war era and Red Cloud's war over the Bozeman Trail to the Fetterman's massacre in 1866 and stops shortly after Wounded Knee when most of the tribes are all virtually on a reservation with their lives forever changed. It's not like the movies with daily Indian attacks since the Indians rarely attacked in mass and they were difficult to find or corral particularly in the summer. Anyone reading this book will understand how imperative it was for Custer to attack when he discovered his quarry since they could evaporate on the plains. Besides Indians; the commanders had to fight poor rations; incompetent or dishonest Indian agents; lack of social life (particularly few women); desertions and alcohol. To make matters worse; limited promotion. John Ford captures it pretty well in his movie "Tie a Yellow Ribbon with the running line "keep it up and you'll get promoted in seven to 10 years". Columns of fours though rarely occurred unless you were in dress parade.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An excellent book for those interested in this time periodBy adjutant10An excellent book for those interested in this time period. My first book wore out; this is a replacement copy. If you don't have this in your library; you need to add it.
