Society of Prisoners - Anglo-French Wars and Incarceration in the Eighteenth Century

Very little has been written of the history of prisoners of war before the twentieth century, and Renaud Morieux seeks to correct this in this new history of war captivity in the eighteenth century, mining archives in Britain and France to take a fresh look at international relations through the histories of prisoners and host communities.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Defining the prisoner of war in international law: a comparative approach


• 2: Hate or love thy enemy? Humanitarian patriotism


• 3: The multiple geographies of war captivity


• 4: The anatomy of the war prison


• 5: The reinvention of Society?


• 6: War captivity and social interactions


• Conclusion


• Epilogue: Napoleon the prisoner of peace

About the author

Renaud Morieux has been a lecturer in British history at Cambridge since 2011, before which he lectured in modern history at Lille for five years. His career, spanning the Channel, exemplifies his attempts to cross the intellectual and academic borders between France and Britain.

Summary

Very little has been written of the history of prisoners of war before the twentieth century, and Renaud Morieux seeks to correct this in this new history of war captivity in the eighteenth century, mining archives in Britain and France to take a fresh look at international relations through the histories of prisoners and host communities.

Additional text

The book is valuable for the expansiveness of its scope in framing other, more focused studies and will, one hopes, prompt others in turn.

Product details

• Authors: Renaud Morieux, Renaud (Professor of British and European Morieux, Renaud (Senior Lecturer Morieux, Morieux Renaud
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780198723585
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872358-5
• No. of pages: 436
• Series: The Past and Present Book Series; Past and Present Book
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, International Relations, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards