Childhood and war in eighteenth-century Britain /

The eighteenth century saw more years of war than of peace. This book demonstrates that children participated in war as soldiers, as non-combatants, and as civilians. It also argues that juvenile imagery was an integral part of warfare, used to motivate soldiers to fight and to justify the command s...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Hurl-Eamon, Jennine
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2025.
Zusammenfassung:
The eighteenth century saw more years of war than of peace. This book demonstrates that children participated in war as soldiers, as non-combatants, and as civilians. It also argues that juvenile imagery was an integral part of warfare, used to motivate soldiers to fight and to justify the command structure.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780198917236
0198917236
9780198917212
019891721X
Schlagworte:
Children and war > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Children and war > Europe > History > 18th century.
Children > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Politics and Government.
Sociology & anthropology.
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