War, Culture and Society, 1750–1850 – serie
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Bee and the Eagle
Napoleonic France and the End of the Holy Roman Empire, 1806
Av Alan Forrest, Peter H. Wilson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1355 kr
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This volume's juxtaposition of the empires of Germany and France in 1806, at the dissolution of The Holy Roman Empire, allows a comparison of their transition towards modernity, explored through the themes of Empire, monarchy, political cultures, feudalism, war and military institutions, …
Gender, War and Politics
Transatlantic Perspectives, 1775–1830
Av K. Hagemann, G. Mettele m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1131 kr
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This volume addresses war, developing political and national identities and the changing gender regimes of Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1830. Military and civilian experiences of war and revolution, in free and slave societies, both reflected and shaped gender concepts and practices, in …
War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
Av R. Bessel, N. Guyatt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1131 kr
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The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's …
Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture
Inbunden, 2012
1131 kr
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Napoleon's conquests were spectacular, but behind his wars, is an enduring legacy. A new generation of historians have re-evaluated the Napoleonic era and found that his real achievement was the creation of modern Europe as we know it.
Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe
Av L. James
Inbunden, 2013
569 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this volume argues that although the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars are often understood as laying the foundations for total war, many eyewitnesses continued to draw upon older interpretative frameworks to make sense of the armed struggle and attendant …
Wellington's Men in Australia
Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40
Av C. Wright
Inbunden, 2011
1243 kr
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An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its …
From Valmy to Waterloo
France at War, 1792-1815
Av M. Thoral
Inbunden, 2010
569 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, this book investigates the everyday human experience of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars by French military and civilians, the impact of these wars on the French nation and society, and the rise of a new kind of war in the West at the turn of the …
War Memories
The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Modern European Culture
Av Alan Forrest, Étienne François m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
569 kr
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The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had an enduring influence on the collective memory of all European nations and regions, and have given them an international dimension. These essays look at how the French Wars were remembered in personal diaries, paintings and literature, allowing a …
Britain and Wellington's Army
Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15
Av K. Linch
Inbunden, 2011
1243 kr
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Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the …
Narratives of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Military and Civilian Experience in Britain and Ireland
Av C. Kennedy
Inbunden, 2013
1131 kr
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The volume explores how the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars were experienced, perceived and narrated by contemporaries in Britain and Ireland, drawing on an extensive range of personal testimonies by soldiers, sailors and civilians to shed new light on the social and cultural history of the …
Public Pantheons in Revolutionary Europe
Comparing Cultures of Remembrance, c. 1790-1840
Av E. Bouwers
Inbunden, 2011
569 kr
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The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of …
Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815
Av R. Glenthøj, M. Nordhagen Ottosen
Inbunden, 2014
1243 kr
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This book explores the impact of the Napoleonic wars on Danish-Norwegian society and accounts for war experiences and the transformation of identities among the popular classes and educated élites alike.
Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society
Office Politics and Individual Credit in France 1789-1848
Av R. Kingston
Inbunden, 2012
569 kr
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Between 1789 and 1848, clerks modified their occupational practices, responding to political scrutiny and state-administration reforms. Ralph Kingston examines the lives and influence of bureaucrats inside and outside the office as they helped define nineteenth-century bourgeois social capital, …
Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians
Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790-1820
Av A. Forrest, K. Hagemann m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1131 kr
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The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars affected millions of people's lives across Europe and beyond. Yet the extent to which the constant warfare of the period 1792-1815 shaped everyday experience has been little studied. This volume of essays discusses the formative experience of these wars for men …
Soldiering in Britain and Ireland, 1750-1850
Men of Arms
Inbunden, 2012
1355 kr
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This collection examines soldiers as combatants, tourists, family men and as citizens. In particular, chapters trace the theme of the 'citizen soldier' through the initiatives of the period that placed civilian men under arms. In these ways and more, this new book explores 'soldiering' as an …
German Forces and the British Army
Interactions and Perceptions, 1742-1815
Av M. Wishon
Inbunden, 2013
569 kr
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This book examines the partnerships between Britain's famed redcoats and the foreign corps that were a consistent and valuable part of Britain's military endeavors in the eighteenth century. While most histories have portrayed these associations as fraught with discord, a study of eyewitness …
British Soldier in the Peninsular War
Encounters with Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814
Av G. Daly
Inbunden, 2013
1355 kr
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Combining military and cultural history, the book explores British soldiers' travels and cross-cultural encounters in Spain and Portugal, 1808-1814. It is the story of how soldiers interacted with the local environment and culture, of their attitudes and behaviour towards the inhabitants, and how …
Republics at War, 1776-1840
Revolutions, Conflicts, and Geopolitics in Europe and the Atlantic World
Av P. Serna, A. De Francesco m. fl.
Inbunden, 2013
1131 kr
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This collection probes the troubling connections between war and republic during Revolutionary era, 1776-1840. It presents the work of an international team of scholars, some of them in English for the first time.
Revisiting Napoleon’s Continental System
Local, Regional and European Experiences
Av K. Aaslestad, J. Joor
Inbunden, 2014
1243 kr
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Economic warfare during the Napoleonic era transformed international commerce; redirecting trade and generating illicit commerce. This volume re-evaluates the Continental System through urban and regional case studies that analyze the power triangle of the French, British and neutral powers and …
Kourou and the Struggle for a French America
Av M. Godfroy
Inbunden, 2015
569 kr
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Kourou was to be a wonderful revenge, a French colony in America after the Seven Years War in 1763. However, the fantastic ideal became a grand failure and political disaster, marking the end of the French attempts for an American colony.
Gender, War and Politics
Transatlantic Perspectives, 1775–1830
Av K. Hagemann, G. Mettele m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1234 kr
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This volume addresses war, developing political and national identities and the changing gender regimes of Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1830. Military and civilian experiences of war and revolution, in free and slave societies, both reflected and shaped gender concepts and practices, in …
War Memories
The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Modern European Culture
Av Alan Forrest, Étienne François m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had an enduring influence on the collective memory of all European nations and regions, and have given them an international dimension. These essays look at how the French Wars were remembered in personal diaries, paintings and literature, allowing a …
Representations of France in English Satirical Prints 1740-1832
Av J. Moores
Inbunden, 2015
569 kr
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Between 1740 and 1832, England witnessed what has been called its 'golden age of caricature', coinciding with intense rivalry and with war with France. This book shows how Georgian satirical prints reveal attitudes towards the French 'Other' that were far more complex, ambivalent, empathetic and …
Spain's First Carlist War, 1833-40
Av M. Lawrence
Inbunden, 2014
1243 kr
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Spain's First Carlist War was an unlikely agent of modernity. It pitted town against country, subalterns against elites, and Europe's Liberal powers against Absolute Monarchies. This book traces the individual, collective and international experience of this conflict, giving equal attention to …
War, Demobilization and Memory
The Legacy of War in the Era of Atlantic Revolutions
Av Alan Forrest, University of Northern Carolina m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
906 kr
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This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.
Burgos in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814
Occupation, Siege, Aftermath
Av C. Esdaile, P. Freeman
Inbunden, 2014
569 kr
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For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington. In this work a leading historian of the Peninsular teams up with a leading conflict archaeologist to examine the reasons for …
Napoleon's Empire
European Politics in Global Perspective
Av Ute Planert
Inbunden, 2015
1355 kr
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The Napoleonic Empire played a crucial role in reshaping global landscapes and in realigning international power structures on a worldwide scale. When Napoleon died, the map of many areas had completely changed, making room for Russia's ascendency and Britain's rise to world power.
Citizen Soldiers and the Key to the Bastille
Av Julia Osman
Inbunden, 2015
569 kr
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Showcasing French participation in the Seven Years' War and the American Revolution, this book shows the French army at the heart of revolutionary, social, and cultural change. Osman argues that efforts to transform the French army into a citizen army before 1789 prompted and helped shape the …
Russia and the Napoleonic Wars
Av Janet M. Hartley, Paul Keenan m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1693 kr
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Russia played a fundamental role in the outcome of Napoleonic Wars; the wars also had an impact on almost every area of Russian life. Russia and the Napoleonic Wars brings together significant and new research from Russian and non-Russian historians and their work demonstrates the importance of …
Days of Glory?
Imaging Military Recruitment and the French Revolution
Inbunden, 2016
962 kr
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This book examines a range of visual images of military recruitment to explore changing notions of glory, or of gloire, during the French Revolution. It raises questions about how this event re-orientated notions of ‘citizenship’ and of service to ‘la Patrie’. The opening lines of the Marseillaise …
