The Martial Ethic in Early Modern Germany: Civic Duty and the Right of Arms (Early Modern History Society a)

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
List of Figures and Tables......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 13
List of Abbreviations......Page 15
Introduction......Page 18
Armed households......Page 20
The view from the street......Page 22
A culture of weapons......Page 25
1 Keeping the Peace: Household, Citizenship, and Defense......Page 28
Civic obligations......Page 32
The social structure of civic defense......Page 38
Weapons and civic representation......Page 44
Defense systems......Page 48
Military defense and firefighting......Page 49
Police functions......Page 51
Ceremonial duties......Page 52
The night watch......Page 53
The urban soundscape......Page 57
Conclusion......Page 61
2 Duty and Disorder......Page 63
Disinterested citizens and disorderly guards......Page 65
The question of loyalty......Page 67
Guards versus off-duty citizens......Page 70
Conclusion......Page 71
3 Negotiating Armed Power: The Control of Arms and Violence......Page 73
The sanctity of the household......Page 75
Peaceful spaces......Page 77
The open streets......Page 78
Controlling violence......Page 80
Personal injury and manslaughter......Page 85
The weapons ban......Page 87
Guns in the city......Page 93
Gun control in the countryside: The case of Württemberg......Page 98
Conclusion......Page 104
4 The Age of the Sword: Norms of Honor and Fashion......Page 106
The military code of honor......Page 108
The rules of fair play......Page 112
Escalation......Page 119
The formal duel......Page 122
Dueling laws and legal practice......Page 127
Swordplay and the \"Good Death\"......Page 133
Fashion and the age of the sword......Page 141
Conclusion......Page 147
5 Keeping and Bearing Arms: Norms of Status and Gender......Page 150
Keeping arms: Household arsenals......Page 151
Resort to arms: Gendered patterns......Page 162
Citizens, soldiers, and peasants......Page 175
Conclusion......Page 179
6 In and Out of the Commune: The Social Boundaries of Citizenship......Page 183
Student culture and town–gown relations......Page 184
Peasants......Page 188
\"Are you Jews or Landsknechts?\"......Page 192
The Catholic clergy......Page 202
Conclusion......Page 205
7 Martial Sports and the Technological Challenge......Page 206
The rise of shooting as a sport......Page 208
Discipline and safety at shooting matches......Page 213
The rules of fair play and reciprocation......Page 214
Technological shifts and good sportsmanship......Page 216
Social and gender identity......Page 217
Military readiness......Page 221
The politics of sport......Page 223
Decline and privatization......Page 226
Sword-fighting......Page 227
Sword dancing......Page 234
Conclusion......Page 238
8 Communities in Conflict: Competing Jurisdictions in the Empire......Page 240
The backstory and the players......Page 241
Fall, 1578......Page 243
The aftermath......Page 245
The triumph of custom......Page 248
The backstory and the players......Page 249
Spring, 1633......Page 251
Legal and customary boundaries......Page 254
The aftermath......Page 259
Conclusion......Page 260
9 Citizens versus the State: Household, Community, and Urban Politics......Page 262
A culture of fear......Page 264
Masculine gossip......Page 268
Citizens confront the city......Page 275
Diffusing tension......Page 279
Conclusion......Page 281
10 Conclusion......Page 282
Gender and hierarchy......Page 284
Military theory and the decline of the militia......Page 286
The German example and its context......Page 289
Notes......Page 294
Bibliography......Page 346
Index......Page 375