ISBN:
9780198917236
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 258 Seiten)
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Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.66083094109033
Keywords:
Politics and Government / ukslc
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Sociology & anthropology / thema
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Children and war / Great Britain / History / 18th century
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Children and war / Europe / History / 18th century
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Children / Great Britain / History / 18th century
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Great Britain / History / 18th century
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Great Britain / Social conditions / 18th century
Abstract:
The eighteenth century saw more years of war than of peace. This book demonstrates that children participated in war as soldiers, as non-combatants, and as civilians. It also argues that juvenile imagery was an integral part of warfare, used to motivate soldiers to fight and to justify the command structure
DOI:
10.1093/9780198917236.001.0001
URL:
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