pt. 1. Suffering, reconciliation and values in the seventeenth century -- pt. 2. The state, soldiers and civilians -- pt. 3. Who is a civilian? Who is a soldier? -- pt. 4. Contradictions of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
Summary
This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between civilians and war in Europe in the period 1615 to 1815, challenging familiar narratives of the rise of modern war and the nature of early modern warfare
Notes
"Many of the chapters in this volume are versions of papers presented at the 'Civilians and war in Europe, c.1640-1815' conference held at the University of Liverpool in June 2009"--Page x