Women in the Peninsular War |
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| Author:
| Esdaile, Charles J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4478-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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In Women in the Peninsular War, Esdaile looks beyond the iconography. While a handful of Spanish and Portuguese women became Agustina-like heroines, a multitude became victims, and here both of these groups receive their due. But Esdaile reveals a much more complicated picture in which women are discovered to have experienced, responded to, and participated in the conflict in various ways.
In Women in the Peninsular War, Esdaile looks beyond the iconography. While a handful of Spanish and Portuguese women became Agustina-like heroines, a multitude became victims, and here both of these groups receive their due. But Esdaile reveals a much more complicated picture in which women are discovered to have experienced, responded to, and participated in the conflict in various ways.