| The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany: Civic Duty and the Right of Arms 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Tlusty, B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230576567 ISBN-13: 9780230576568 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $189.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - History | Military - Weapons - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.270 |
| LCCN: 2011004351 |
| Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" (1.50 lbs) 386 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns. |