War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830

War, Empire and Slavery, 1770-1830
Author: R. Bessel
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2010-09-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230282695

The imperial warfare of the period 1770-1830, including the American wars of independence and the Napoleonic wars, affected every continent. Covering southern India, the Caribbean, North and South America, and southern Africa, this volume explores the impact of revolutionary wars and how people's identities were shaped by their experiences.

Gender, War and Politics

Gender, War and Politics
Author: K. Hagemann
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2010-09-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0230283047

This volume addresses war, developing political and national identities and the changing gender regimes of Europe and the Americas between 1775 and 1830. Military and civilian experiences of war and revolution, in free and slave societies, both reflected and shaped gender concepts and practices, in relation to class, ethnicity, race and religion.

The Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture

The Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture
Author: M. Broers
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2012-10-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137271396

Napoleon's conquests were spectacular, but behind his wars, is an enduring legacy. A new generation of historians have re-evaluated the Napoleonic era and found that his real achievement was the creation of modern Europe as we know it.

Revisiting Napoleon’s Continental System

Revisiting Napoleon’s Continental System
Author: K. Aaslestad
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2014-10-29
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137345578

Economic warfare during the Napoleonic era transformed international commerce; redirecting trade and generating illicit commerce. This volume re-evaluates the Continental System through urban and regional case studies that analyze the power triangle of the French, British and neutral powers and their strategies to adapt to trade restrictions.

Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815

Experiences of War and Nationality in Denmark and Norway, 1807-1815
Author: R. Glenthøj
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2014-01-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137313897

This book explores the impact of the Napoleonic wars on Danish-Norwegian society and accounts for war experiences and the transformation of identities among the popular classes and educated élites alike.

The French Revolution and Religion in Global Perspective

The French Revolution and Religion in Global Perspective
Author: Bryan A. Banks
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-09-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319596837

This volume examines the French Revolution’s relationship with and impact on religious communities and religion in a transnational perspective. It challenges the traditional secular narrative of the French Revolution, exploring religious experience and representation during the Revolution, as well as the religious legacies that spanned from the eighteenth century to the present. Contributors explore the myriad ways that individuals, communities, and nation-states reshaped religion in France, Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, and around the world.

War Memories

War Memories
Author: Alan Forrest
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012-03-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780230272163

The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had an enduring influence on the collective memory of all European nations and regions, and have given them an international dimension. These essays look at how the French Wars were remembered in personal diaries, paintings and literature, allowing a comparative analysis with atransnational perspective.

Wellington's Men in Australia

Wellington's Men in Australia
Author: C. Wright
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2011-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230306039

An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict colony to a free society.

Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society

Bureaucrats and Bourgeois Society
Author: R. Kingston
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2012-10-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 1137264926

Between 1789 and 1848, clerks modified their occupational practices, responding to political scrutiny and state-administration reforms. Ralph Kingston examines the lives and influence of bureaucrats inside and outside the office as they helped define nineteenth-century bourgeois social capital, ideals of emulation, honour, and masculinity.