Women in the Peninsular War

by Charles J. Esdaile

Book Overview

In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented-both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims, whether of starvation or of French brutality. In history, however, with its focus on high politics and military operations, they are invisible-a situation that Charles J. Esdaile seeks to address.

In Women in the Peninsular War, Esdaile looks beyond the iconography. While a handful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806144785
• ISBN13: 9780806144788
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"