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The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany

Civic Duty and the Right of Arms
By:B. Tlusty
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230576568
eText ISBN:9780230305519
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.