TY - JOUR AU - Monter, E. William AB - Reviews of Books book had been somewhat longer, that more topics even better job by going beyond "the most essen- had been introduced, and that the coverage had tial manuscript sources at Geneva and Turin" (p. been in different proportions. Nevertheless, the 374), beyond the copious writings of the vieux-Ge- work fills a gap. And it is to be hoped that a second nevois, to explore the intentions and activities of the other parties intimately concerned with the crea- edition-expanded and revised-will be forthcom- ing. And some stylistic improvements could per- tion of the Canton of Geneva, particularly the local notables of Savoy and the Pays de Gex. haps be made, to appeal to readers whose attach- E. WILLIAM MONTER ment to English is as strong as poet Sigurdur A. Northwestern University Magnusson's to his mother tongue. BERGSTEINN ]6NSSON University of Iceland FRAN ZISKA ADELMANN. Dr. Dietrich von Plieningen zu SChaubeck. (Ludwigsburger GeschichtsbIatter, PAUL WAEBER. Laformation du canton de Geneve, 1814- number 28). Ludwigsburg: J. Aigner. 1976. Pp. 1816". Geneva: The author. 1974· Pp. 391. 139· Any book published chez I 'auteur, and with the help Among the most intriguing of questions in the of public subsidies, whets a TI - Paul Waeber. La formation du canton de Genève, 1814–1816. Geneva: The author. 1974. Pp. 391 JF - The American Historical Review DO - 10.1086/ahr/83.2.462 DA - 1978-04-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/paul-waeber-la-formation-du-canton-de-gen-ve-1814-1816-geneva-the-QtRKYP80bB SP - 462 EP - 462 VL - 83 IS - 2 DP - DeepDyve ER -