Title The society of prisoners : Anglo-French wars and incarceration in the eighteenth century / Renaud Morieux

Edition First edition Published Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 427 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map Series The past & present book series Past & present book series. Summary In the eighteenth century, as wars between Britain, France, and their allies raged across the world, hundreds of thousands of people were captured, detained, or exchanged. They were shipped across oceans, marched across continents, or held in an indeterminate limbo. The Society of Prisoners challenges us to rethink the paradoxes of the prisoner of war, defined at once as an enemy and as a fellow human being whose life must be spared. Amidst the emergence of new codifications of international law, the practical distinctions between a prisoner of war, a hostage, a criminal, and a slave were not always clear-cut. Renaud Morieux's vivid and lucid account uses war captivity as a point of departure, investigating how the state transformed itself at war, and how whole societies experienced international conflicts. The detention of foreigners on home soil created the conditions for multifaceted exchanges with the host populations, involving prison guards, priests, pedlars, and philanthropists. Thus, while the imprisonment of enemies signals the extension of Anglo-French rivalry throughout the world, the mass incarceration of foreign soldiers and sailors also illustrates the persistence of non-conflictual relations amidst war. Taking the reader beyond Britain and France, as far as the West Indies and St Helena, this story resonates in our own time, questioning the dividing line between war and peace, and forcing us to confront the untenable situations in which the status of the enemy is left to the whim of the captor Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on May 01, 2020) Subject Prisoners of war -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Prisoners of war -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- 18th century Prisoners of war -- France -- History -- 18th century Prisoners of war -- Social aspects -- France -- 18th century Anglo-French War, 1755-1763 -- Prisoners and prisons Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 -- Prisoners and prisons Prisoners of war SUBJECT Great Britain -- History, Military -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056839 France -- History, Military -- 18th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051430 Great Britain -- History -- George III, 1760-1820. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056816 Subject France Great Britain Genre/Form Electronic books History Military history Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191035463 0191035467 9780191790379 0191790370

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