Abraham in arms : war and gender in colonial New England /

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In 1678, the Puritan minister Samuel Nowell preached a sermon he called "Abraham in Arms," in which he urged his listeners to remember that "Hence it is no wayes unbecoming a Christian to learn to be a Souldier." The title of Nowell's sermon was well chosen. Abraham of the O...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Little, Ann M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2007.
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
1600-1799
English > New England > History > 18th century.
French > New England > History > 18th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > New England.
Indians of North America > New England > History.
Masculinity > New England > History.
Sex role > New England > History.
Anglais > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Français > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Peuples autochtones > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire.
Masculinité > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire.
Rôle selon le sexe > Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
English
Ethnic relations
French
Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Masculinity
Sex role
Social conditions
New England > Ethnic relations.
New England > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
New England > History, Military.
New England > Social conditions.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Relations interethniques.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Histoire militaire.
Nouvelle-Angleterre > Conditions sociales.
New England
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Wars of the Northeastern Borderlands, 1636-1763
  • Introduction: Onward Christian Soldiers, 1678
  • Chapter 1. "You dare not fight, you are all one like women": The Contest of Masculinities in the Seventeenth Century
  • Chapter 2. "What are you an Indian or an Englishman?" Cultural Cross-Dressing in the Northeastern Borderlands
  • Chapter 3. "Insolent" Squaws and "Unreasonable" Masters: Indian Captivity and Family Life
  • Chapter 4. "A jesuit will ruin you Body & Soul!'' Daughters of New England in Canada
  • Chapter 5. "Who will be Masters of America The French or the English?" Manhood and Imperial Warfare in the Eighteenth Century
  • Epilogue: On the Plains of Abraham
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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