Aristocratic Rupture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23474643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Osman (Mississippi State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 108-128 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Citizen Soldiers and the Key to the Bastille (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9781137486240_6 |
| OpenAlex | W4256070532 |
| ISBN | 9781137486240 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
French consumption and depictions of the American Revolution had fueled the desire and likelihood of creating a citizen army in France. Representations of the American Revolution showcased a working citizen army in the modern world, encouraged civilians to see military service in a positive light, and recast the French army as an army of liberty that allied with citizen forces to repulse a tyrant. French writers folded American Revolutionary imagery and myths into the ongoing discussions about improvements for the army and society, confirming that reformers were on the right path. Since the Seven Years’ War, officers of the French line army had become more focused on the status and happiness of soldiers, and saw them as the key to reforming the French army into a more ‘natural’ fighting force, fueled by patriotism and love of country. Reforming the army would likewise lead to a more virtuous society. By the 1780s, officers’ and civilians’ opinions of soldiers had improved, bringing the French army and civilian society into greater familiarity with and closer proximity to the citizen-army model they had admired in ancient societies. With the American example confirming their suspicions, civilian and military writers had begun to see the citizen army not just as a lovely dream, but an actual possibility. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Dream · Military service · Patriotism · Political science · Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Health Services Management and Policy · Law · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |