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Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe
Leighton James
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Description for Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe
Hardcover. 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 political and social upheaval. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
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 political and social upheaval.
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 political and social upheaval.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230249172
SKU
V9780230249172
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99-15
About Leighton James
Leighton S. James is Lecturer in European History at the University of Swansea, UK. His research interests include military-civilian relations, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, labour history and social history. He has previously worked on the history of south Wales and Ruhr coalfields. He is the author of The Politics of Identity and Civil Society in Britain and Germany: ... Read more
Reviews for Witnessing the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in German Central Europe
“Leighton S. James’s well-researched study makes a welcome contribution to the growing literature on the experience of warfare in Central Europe during the revolutionary and Napoleonic periods. Readers of the Austrian History Yearbook should note that James incorporates all the German lands, including those of German-speakers from the Habsburg realm. … James ultimately offers nuanced coverage of a crucial and ... Read more