The British armed nation, 1793-1815

J.E. Cookson

This book deals with the impact of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars on the British Isles. Previous work has concentrated on the ideological formations associated with the French conflict, especially anti-revolutionary loyalism and ideas of Britishness. Here, Dr Cookson provides a new perspective on the social response to the demands of war, through a detailed examination of the mobilization of armed force for the regular army, militia, and volunteers in response to the French encirclement of Britain and Ireland. Dr Cookson's study sheds interesting light on the nature of the British state and the extent of its dependence on society's self-organizing powers. He uses the evidence on mobilization to show the differences in the nature of state and society in various parts of the British Isles, and examines the impact on Scottish and Irish identities within the unions. In England, he shows how mobilization often owed more to working-class pragmatism and the 'town-making' interests of urban rulers than to national defence patriotism. The result is a fascinating 'war and society' study which is also a significant contribution to urban history.

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書名 The British armed nation, 1793-1815
著作者等 Cookson, J. E.
出版元 Clarendon Press
刊行年月 c1997
ページ数 vi, 286 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9780198206583
NCID BA3151056X
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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