Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars - The Nation-In-Arms in French Republican Memory

Informationen zum Autor Alan Forrest is Professor of Modern History at the University of York. His previous books include Paris, the Provinces and the French Revolution (2004), Napoleon's Men: The Soldiers of the Revolution and Empire (2002) and The Revolution in Provincial France: Aquitaine, 1789–1799 (1996). Klappentext This book studies the French republican myth that the nation can be adequately defended only by its own citizens. Review of the hardback: 'This fascinating and well-written book makes a valuable contribution towards our understanding of the impact of the Revolutionary Wars upon the political culture of nineteenth- and twentieth-century France.' European History Quarterly Zusammenfassung This major contribution to the study of collective identity and memory in France examines the French republican myth that the nation can be adequately defended only by its own citizens by analysing the image of the citizen army reflected in political speeches! textbooks! art and literature across the nineteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Creating the legend; 3. Napoleon and the blurring of memory; 4. Voices from the past; 5. The hollow years; 6. The Franco-Prussian War; 7. The army of the Third Republic; 8. Educating the army; 9. Educating the republic; 10. The First World War; 11. Last stirrings; 12. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Forrest, Forrest Alan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107618787
• ISBN: 978-1-107-61878-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare; Studies in the Social and Cult; Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; France, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, Social & cultural history, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700