Women, Armies, and Warfare in Early Modern Europe

ISBN-13: 9780521897655 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 252 str.

II John A. Lynn

Opis

John A. Lynn II examines the important roles of women who campaigned with armies from 1500 to 1815.

Recenzje

' … examines the role of women who campaigned with armies from 1500–1815 and argues that their contribution was integral to the pillage economy that kept troops in the field.' Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature

Spis treści

1. Situating the story: armies, communities, and women; 2. Camp women: prostitutes, 'whores', and wives; 3. Women's work: gendered tasks, commerce, and the pillage economy; 4. Warrior women: cultural phenomena, intrepid soldiers, and stalwart defenders.