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Women In The Peninsular War by CHARLES J.ESDAILE, Charles J. Esdaile is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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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 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. While some women fought or otherwise became involved in the struggle against the invaders, others turned collaborator, used the war as a means of effecting dramatic changes in their situation, or simply concentrated on staying alive. Along with Agustina Zaragoza Domenech, then, we meet French sympathizers, campfollowers, pamphleteers, cross-dressers, prostitutes, amorous party girls, and even a few protofeminists. Esdaile examines many social spheres, rang

Who reads Women In The Peninsular War?

Author

CHARLES J.ESDAILE, Charles J. Esdaile

Publisher

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9780806147642

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Science, European History

Rating

4.25 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13