The Franco-Prussian War (eBook, PDF)

Turning-Points in European Experiences and Perceptions of Military Conflict
Redaktion: Varley, Karine

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 has traditionally been seen as a limited conflict between French and German forces. This edited volume challenges this view and shows that it was a war of ideas, values, and perceptions, which transformed the political, diplomatic, and military culture across Europe.

Based on interdisciplinary research, the book suggests that the war raised new questions about power, the nation, violence, and notions of civilization, which brought about a decisive shift in how warfare was experienced and perceived. While the Franco-Prussian War may have begun as a traditional dynastic struggle, it became a modern war and an important precursor to the First World War in its use of new weaponry and industrialized warfare. At the same time, the development of humanitarian movements and international law on the conduct of war meant that the fighting was subjected to unprecedented scrutiny, while new technologies accelerated the pace at which narratives about the war were constructed and consumed.

This volume will appeal to scholars in the fields of war studies, international relations and diplomacy, and intellectual and cultural history. It will also be a useful addition to undergraduate and postgraduate courses on nineteenth-century European history and cultural studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040046128
• Artikelnr.: 70483126

Autorenporträt

Karine Varley is Lecturer in French and History at the University of Strathclyde, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Military and Diplomatic Repercussions 1. Tactics, Learning and the Civil-Military Interface in Europe, 1870-1875 2. The Legacy of the Franco-Prussian War on Belgian Neutrality 3. The Franco-Prussian War and the Ottoman Adoption of Realpolitik 4. Political Discourses Between Militarism and Pacifism in the Ottoman Empire Part 2: Nationalism and Race 5. The Impact of the War on Definitions of the Nation in France and Germany 6. Historiographical Nationalism as a Legacy of the Franco-Prussian War 7. Racist Responses to the National Calamity Part 3: Perceptions and Memories 8. Uninvolved and Fascinated Battlefield Tourists in the Franco-Prussian War 9. Journalists, Artists and Writers as 'Schlachtenbummler' on the Battlefields of 1870-71 10. Map Representations of the War of 1870-71 in German School Textbooks Part 4: Cultural Representations 11. Losing the War and Losing Heart in the Fiction of the Defeat 12. The Reception of French 1870-71 War Literature in Britain 13. The War of 1870-71 as a Digital Event on Twitter and YouTube

Rezensionen

"All in all, this small volume... is a stimulating contribution to a topic that is supposedly "hackneyed" for many. One can only thank the editor and the authors for this. Brushing history against the grain is always a good way to gain new insights."

Michael Epkenhans, University of Hamburg / Center for Military History and Social Sciences of the Bundeswehr, Potsdam