Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870

Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870
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Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 9780861932580
ISBN-13 : 0861932587
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Book Synopsis Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870 by : David M. Hopkin

Download or read book Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture, 1766-1870 written by David M. Hopkin and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2003 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Concentrating on the militarised borderlands of eastern France, this book examines the disjuncture between the patriotic expectations of elites and the sentiments expressed in folksongs, folktales and popular imagery, in which issues of sexuality, violence and separation took far greater prominence. Hopkin follows the soldier through his life-cycle, from greenhorn recruit to grizzled veteran, to show how the peasant conscript was separated from his previous life and re-educated in military mores (and the response that this transformation elicited from his family and community)."--BOOK JACKET.


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