The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany Civic Duty and the Right of Arms
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 confirme...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2011, 2011
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| Series: | Early Modern History: Society and Culture
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Physical Description: | XV, 386 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780230305519 |