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The American History Ser.: Respectable Army : The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 by James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-100882952390
ISBN-139780882952390
eBay Product ID (ePID)45946070
Product Key Features
Number of Pages241 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRespectable Army : the Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789
Publication Year2005
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), United States / State & Local / Pacific Northwest (Or, Wa)
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorJames Kirby Martin, Mark Edward Lender
SeriesThe American History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.1 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-006563
Dewey Edition23
TitleLeadingA
ReviewsPraise for the first edition: " A Respectable Army is an important book for several reasons. It reminds one once again of Washington's contributions to the nation in the 'new modeling' of the army and more particularly in the establishment of a tradition of civil over military authority. It rejects the historical mythology of a patriotic soldiery and demonstrates that, ironically, it was the unpriveleged classes who fought to preserve the liberties of all citizens. Finally, it compresses the 'new' military history into a compact, readable volume and thereby makes current scholarship accessible to a wide audience." ( The North Carolina Historical Review , 1983) "Clear in organization and style... Provocative reading, it should especially appeal to instructors anxious to engender classroom discussion." ( The History Teacher , Spring 1983) "[James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender] have done their job well. Founded on a close reading of the most recent litrerature, A Respectable Army offers a cogent narrative of the social, political, and intellectual developments that shaped the Revolutionary military establishment as well as a fair-minded assessment of current historiographical controversies." ( Journal of Southern History , February 1984)
Series Volume Number39
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal973.3/3
Table Of Content1. Introduction: The Cosmopolitan Manifesto.World Risk Society as Cosmopolitan Society? Ecological Questions in a Framework of Manufactured Uncertainties.From Industrial Society to the Risk Society: Questions of Survival, Social Structure and Ecological Enlightenment.Risk Society and the Welfare State.Subpolitics: Ecology and the Disintegration of Institutional Power.Knowledge or Unawareness: Two Perspectives on 'Reflexive Modernization'.Risk Society Revisited: Theory, Politics, Critiques and Research Programmes.otes.eferences.ndex.
SynopsisWhen the first edition of this highly successful volume appeared in 1982, the proponents of the "new" military history were just gaining full momentum. Their objective was to reach beyond the traditional focus of military studies--the flow of guns, combat, and tactics that influenced the immediate outcome of battles and martial conflicts, often with little reference to broader historical contexts. Believing that one cannot fully appreciate the Revolution without reckoning with the War for Independence and its effects in helping to shape the new American republic, Martin and Lender move beyond the deeply ingrained national mythology about the essence of the war effort, so neatly personified by the imagery of the embattled freehold farmer as the quintessential warrior of the Revolution. Then they integrate, not persist in keeping separate, the fascinating history of the real Continental army into the mainstream of writing about the nation-making experience of the United States. In the process of revising their now-classic text, Martin and Lender drew on their own work as well as the invaluable outpouring of new scholarship over the last two decades. Wherever necessary, they questioned previous arguments and conclusions to render a meaningful new edition that is certain to receive the same kind of positive reception--and widespread acceptance--that its predecessor enjoyed. Also new to the second edition is a bank of illustrations, a Note on Revolutionary War History and Historiography, and a fully revamped Bibliographical Essay, making A Respectable Armyessential reading for anyone enrolled in the U.S. survey or specialized courses in colonial or military history or the American Revolution., This book moves beyond the deeply ingrained national mythology about the essence of the war effort, so neatly personified by the imagery of the embattled freehold farmer as the quintessential warrior of the Revolution.
LC Classification NumberE230.M34 2006
