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Iglesias Rogers Graciela <1963-> |
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Titolo |
British liberators in the age of Napoleon [[electronic resource] ] : volunteering under the Spanish flag in the Peninsular War / / Graciela Iglesias Rogers |
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London ; ; New York, : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-87438-5 |
1-4411-0374-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Electronic books. |
Great Britain History 1789-1820 |
Great Britain History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Illustrations; Introduction; Chapter 1: The World of the Future Volunteers; The target for liberation; Chapter 2: Why Volunteer with the Spanish Forces?; Chapter 3: Grounds for Action: The 'Spanish Cause'; Chapter 4: An Ideology of Single-Mindedness; The so-called Marquess de La Romana's coup; British interventionism; The 'Tilly Affair'; British caudillos or liberators?; Chapter 5: Interpreters and Disseminators of Culture; Chapter 6: Accidental Agents of Social Change; Educating for liberation |
In the land of Amazons and orphansChapter 7: 'Half Spanish, Half English, and Wholly Patriot'; Tensions among friends; Relations with Moore and Wellington; A question of identity; Chapter 8: The Aftermath; An international network of liberation; Conclusion; Appendices; Glossary; Biographical Notes; Notes; Introduction; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Conclusion; Bibliography; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Unpublished thesis; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book unveils the role of a hitherto unrecognized group of men who, long before the International Brigades made its name in the |
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