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New Mass Warfare and the Social Costs of War New Mass Warfare and the Social Costs of War
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Encounters of Soldiers and Civilians Encounters of Soldiers and Civilians
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Women and War Women and War
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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Select Bibliography Select Bibliography
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23 Gender, Peace, and the New Politics of Humanitarianism in the First Half of the Twentieth Century
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6 Society, Mass Warfare, and Gender in Europe during and after the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Get accessAlan Forrest is a professor of modern history at the University of York (Emeritus). He has published widely on modern French history, especially on the French Revolution and empire and on the history of war. Authored recent books include The Legacy of the French Revolutionary Wars: The Nation-in-Arms in French Republican Memory (2009); Napoleon (2011); Waterloo (2015); and The Death of the French Atlantic: Trade, War, and Slavery in the Age of Revolution (2020). Among the volumes he has published are Soldiers, Citizens and Civilians: Experiences and Perceptions of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, 1790–1820, edited with Karen Hagemann and Jane Rendall (2009); War Memories: The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Modern European Culture, edited with Étienne François and Karen Hagemann (2012); and The Routledge Companion to the French Revolution in World History, edited with Matthias Middell (2015).
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Published:10 November 2020
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Abstract
The period of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars between 1792 and 1815 was characterized by mass warfare on an unprecedented scale. All the belligerent states used large armies that were principally composed of volunteers, militias, and conscripts and were increasingly mobilized by patriotic and nationalist rhetoric. But warfare on this scale did not depend only on the military; it also required the mobilization of society to provide material war support, medical care, and war charity. Civilians played a significant role in these wars. They were the victims of war violence and were also a target for economic warfare. This chapter explores the implications of this new form of mass warfare for women and for the gender order. After discussing the major changes in the political and military order and their consequences for the waging of war during this period, the chapter examines the costs of the new forms of mass warfare for society and explores the different forms of encounter between soldiers and civilians. The final section looks at the variety of ways in which women contributed to the war effort.
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