The Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars The Nation-in-Arms in French Republican Memory |
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| Author:
| Forrest, Alan |
| Series title: | Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-81062-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $145.95 |
Book Description:
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This major contribution to the study of collective identity and memory in France examines the French republican myth that the nation can be adequately defended only by its own citizens by analysing the image of the citizen army reflected in political speeches, textbooks, art and literature across the nineteenth century.
This major contribution to the study of collective identity and memory in France examines the French republican myth that the nation can be adequately defended only by its own citizens by analysing the image of the citizen army reflected in political speeches, textbooks, art and literature across the nineteenth century.