A Nation in Barracks: Conscription, Military Service and Civil Society in Modern Germany
A Nation in Barracks shows how military-civil relations have evolved in Germany during the last two hundred years. This book investigates how conscription has contributed to instilling a strong sense of military commitment among the German public. The author looks at its relationship to state citizenship, nation building, gender formation and the concept of violence. She begins with the early nineteenth century, when conscription was first used in Prussia and initially met with harsh criticism from all aspects of society, and continues through the two Germanies of the post-1949 period. The book covers the Prussian model used during World War…
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- ISBN: 978-1-85973-886-3
- EAN: 9781859738863
- Produktnummer: 33593541
- Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H22.3 cm x B17.5 cm x D1.9 cm 508 g
- Gewicht: 508
Über den Autor
Ute Frevert is Professor of History, Yale University. She is the author of Women in German History.
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