عنوان

Motivation in war :

(Number (ISBN

1107167736

(Number (ISBN

1316618102

(Number (ISBN

9781107167735

(Number (ISBN

9781316618103

Erroneous ISBN

9781316711835

Title Proper

Motivation in war :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

the experience of common soldiers in old-regime Europe /

First Statement of Responsibility

Ilya Berkovich, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 280 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-268) and index.

Text of Note

Motivation: new research & contemporary sources -- Reconsidering desertion in old-regime europe -- Discipline and defiance: a reciprocal model -- Why did they enlist? -- A counter-culture of honour -- Networks of loyalty and acceptance -- Concluding remarks.

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Text of Note

"This book fundamentally revises our notion of why soldiers of the eighteenth century enlisted, served and fought. In contrast to traditional views of the brutal conditions supposedly prevailing in old-regime armies, Ilya Berkovich reveals that soldiers did not regard military discipline as illegitimate or unnecessarily cruel, nor did they perceive themselves as submissive military automatons. Instead he shows how these men embraced a unique corporate identity based on military professionalism, forceful masculinity and hostility toward civilians. These values fostered the notion of individual and collective soldierly honour which helped to create the bonding effect which contributed toward greater combat cohesion. Utilising research on military psychology and combat theory, and employing the letters, diaries and memoirs of around 250 private soldiers and non- commissioned officers from over a dozen different European armies, Motivation in War transforms our understanding of life of the common soldier in early modern Europe."--Provided by publisher.

Parallel Title

Experience of common soldiers in old-regime Europe

Europa

Military morale-- Europe-- History-- 18th century.

Sociology, Military-- Europe-- History-- 18th century.

Soldiers-- Europe-- History-- 18th century.

Alltag

Erfahrung

Identität

Männlichkeit

Militarismus

Military morale.

Sociology, Military.

Soldat

Soldiers.

Europe, History, Military, 18th century.

Europe.

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Edition

Class number

Book number

Berkovich, Ilya

Date of Transaction

20200822150149.0

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