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Citizen Soldiers and the Key to the Bastille
Julia Osman
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Description for Citizen Soldiers and the Key to the Bastille
Hardcover. 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 French Revolution. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD; HBJK; HBTV2; HBWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
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 French Revolution.
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 French Revolution.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Number of Pages
204
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137486233
SKU
V9781137486233
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Ref
99-15
About Julia Osman
Julia Osman is an Assistant Professor of French and military history at Mississippi State University, USA.
Reviews for Citizen Soldiers and the Key to the Bastille
“Osman reexamines the role of the French army of the Old Regime in the outbreak of the French Revolution. … this work constitutes a great example of the benefits of combining cultural with military history. It definitely fulfils its promise to speak to “the value of using cultural methodology for military history, as well as how military institutions are fruitful ... Read more