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The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany

Civic Duty and the Right of Arms

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  • © 2011

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  1. B. Ann Tlusty

    1. Bucknell University, USA

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Part of the book series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture (EMH)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • B. Ann Tlusty
    Pages 1-10

  3. Keeping the Peace: Household, Citizenship, and Defense

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    Pages 11-45

  4. Duty and Disorder

    • B. Ann Tlusty
    Pages 46-55

  5. Negotiating Armed Power: The Control of Arms and Violence

    • B. Ann Tlusty
    Pages 56-88

  6. The Age of the Sword: Norms of Honor and Fashion

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    Pages 89-132

  7. Keeping and Bearing Arms: Norms of Status and Gender

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    Pages 133-165

  8. In and Out of the Commune: The Social Boundaries of Citizenship

    • B. Ann Tlusty
    Pages 166-188

  9. Martial Sports and the Technological Challenge

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    Pages 189-222

  10. Communities in Conflict: Competing Jurisdictions in the Empire

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    Pages 223-244

  11. Citizens versus the State: Household, Community, and Urban Politics

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    Pages 245-264

  12. Conclusion

    • B. Ann Tlusty
    Pages 265-276

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 277-371
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For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns.

Reviews

'A well-written treatment of an important topic, which offers an ambitious analysis of the relationship between the right of German townsmen to bear arms and early modern understandings of citizenship, honour and gender.' - Christopher R. Friedrichs, University of British Columbia, Canada

'...admirably-organized and lucidly argued study.' -Peter H. Wilson, University of Hull, German History

'This is a highly original and ground-breaking study that brings to life a key aspect of early modern society...Tlusty is the first to fully investigate this martial ethic as part of German politics -a politics, as she keeps emphasizing, best seen as a practice rather than a set of abstract ideas. The unintended effects of this phenomenon are skilfully brought into view as is its longevity.' - Ulinka Rublack, The Journal of Modern History

Authors and Affiliations

  • Bucknell University, USA

    B. Ann Tlusty

About the author

B ANN TLUSTY Professor of History at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, USA. Her publications include Bacchus and Civic Order: The Culture of Drink in Early Modern Europe (2001) and the co-edited collection The World of the Tavern: Public Houses in Early Modern Europe (2002), as well as numerous articles on gendered behaviours including drinking, duelling, gambling, and fraud.

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