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Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870
David M. Hopkin
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Paperback. A study of the differing views of the conscript based on evidence along the eastern border of France. The popular idea of the swaggering military folk-hero, a potent image for the peasant-conscript, contrasts with the elitist view of conscription as "the nation in arms". Num Pages: 408 pages, 54, 54 black & white illustrations, 54 black and white. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 620.
Revolutionary France gave the modern world the concept of the nation-in-arms , a potent combination of nationalism, militarism and republicanism embodied in the figure of the conscript. But it was not a concept shared by those most affected by conscription, the peasantry, who regarded the soldier as representative of an entirely different way of life. Concentrating on the militarised borderlands of eastern France, this book examines the disjuncture between the patriotic expectations of elites and the sentiments expressed in popular songs, folktales and imagery. Hopkin follows the soldier through his life-cycle to show how the peasant recruit was separated ... Read more
Revolutionary France gave the modern world the concept of the nation-in-arms , a potent combination of nationalism, militarism and republicanism embodied in the figure of the conscript. But it was not a concept shared by those most affected by conscription, the peasantry, who regarded the soldier as representative of an entirely different way of life. Concentrating on the militarised borderlands of eastern France, this book examines the disjuncture between the patriotic expectations of elites and the sentiments expressed in popular songs, folktales and imagery. Hopkin follows the soldier through his life-cycle to show how the peasant recruit was separated ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
620g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838432
SKU
V9781843838432
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Reviews for Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870
This probing study has wide significance of an understanding of popular culture, gender and national identity... the product of meticulous research and high intelligence. AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW Opens up the subject in a boldly original way...in a sophisticated and confident work. MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FRANCE