Soldiers as Citizens: Popular Politics and the Nineteenth-Century British Military

by Nick Mansfield

Book Overview

Rank and file soldiers were not 'the scum of the earth' but included a cross section of working-class men, who retained their former civilian culture. While they often exhibited pride in regiment and nation, soldiers could also demonstrate a growing class consciousness and support for political radicalism.

The book will challenge assumptions that the British army was politically neutral, if privately conservative, by uncovering a rich vein...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789620864
• ISBN13: 9781789620863
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"