B Tlusty: 2 books
The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany
Civic Duty and the Right of Arms
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
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.
The World of the Tavern
Public Houses in Early Modern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The subject of drink received a great deal of attention from early modern Europeans. Preachers, physicians, authorities, artists and travellers all addressed it from a range of different perspectives. At the same time, inns, taverns and alehouses served as multifunctional centres in towns and villages...