Download or read book Minerva's Message written by Martin S. Staum and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1996 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of the intellectual life in post-revolutionary France portraying the Class of Moral and Political Sciences (CMPS) of the French National Institute, its key figures, and contributions to the social sciences. Staum (history, U. of Calgary) argues that the Institute transformed ideas of the Enlightenment to maintain civil rights and uphold social stability, effectively becoming a tool to end revolutionary turmoil and establish social order while at the same time reflecting the unraveling of Enlightenment culture. Canadian card order number C96-900548-2. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR