I recently came across a couple of books at work (the Marriott Library, University of Utah) that I thought might be of interest to some on the list. Since neither is brand new, you may already have come across them yourselves. I haven't had time to read them, so I can't give you all that much information about them. Soldier and peasant in French popular culture, 1766-1870, by David M. Hopkin (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England : The Royal Historical Society, The Boydell Press, 2003) >From the author's introduction: "... this book is not primarily concerned with the French army. Rather it is a study of popular mentalities through one particular facet, attitudes to the military. I am less concerned with the army's ability to fill its ranks than with what the peasant thought about his son becoming a soldier. ... I start in 1766, the year which witnessed the 'r éunion' of Lorraine with France. Lorraine, together with the contiguous provinces of Alsace, Champagne and Franche-Comté, was the central location for my research." ---------------- Politics and power in early medieval europe : Alsace and the Frankish realm, 600-1000, by Hans J. Hummer (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005) This one is much too early for most of us to be able to connect our families to anyone mentioned, but because it involves a part of the world that is a principal focus of this list I thought there could be some interest. Robert Behra ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Thanks for this very interesting reference. If one goes to google books, type in the title, there are a lot more references, book reviews,etc. about the book. these are helpful if one cannot buy (75 dollars at amazon) or access the book in a library. I have Lorraine ancestors who were in the military (non-elit). Gloria Ishida On 3 17, 2008, at 3:10 AM, RobtBehra@aol.com wrote: > I recently came across a couple of books at work (the Marriott Library, > University of Utah) that I thought might be of interest to some on the > list. > Since neither is brand new, you may already have come across them > yourselves. I > haven't had time to read them, so I can't give you all that much > information > about them. > > Soldier and peasant in French popular culture, 1766-1870, by David M. > Hopkin > (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England : The Royal Historical Society, The > Boydell > Press, 2003) > >> From the author's introduction: "... this book is not primarily >> concerned > with the French army. Rather it is a study of popular mentalities > through one > particular facet, attitudes to the military. I am less concerned > with the > army's ability to fill its ranks than with what the peasant thought > about his > son becoming a soldier. ... I start in 1766, the year which witnessed > the 'r > éunion' of Lorraine with France. Lorraine, together with the > contiguous > provinces of Alsace, Champagne and Franche-Comté, was the central > location for my > research." > > ---------------- > > Politics and power in early medieval europe : Alsace and the Frankish > realm, 600-1000, by Hans J. Hummer (Cambridge : Cambridge University > Press, 2005) > > This one is much too early for most of us to be able to connect our > families > to anyone mentioned, but because it involves a part of the world that > is a > principal focus of this list I thought there could be some interest. > > Robert Behra > > > ************** > It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL > Money & Finance. > (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > -- > Resources for Alsace-Lorraine list members: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~valorie/Alsace-Lorraine-L.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALSACE-LORRAINE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

A overview of the content of the book '' Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture 1766-1870 '' can be found at: http://www.h-france.net/vol4reviews/schwartz2.html. For listmembers living in Alsace-Lorraine, the above book is also available in Strasbourg at the '' Bibliothèque Nationale Universitaire '' (cote n° LG.104.044). A temporary access for everyone is possible for two weeks (cost: 2 euros). Ewald ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ----- Original Message ----- From: <RobtBehra@aol.com> To: <ALSACE-LORRAINE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 7:10 PM Subject: [A-L] A couple of books of potential interest I recently came across a couple of books at work (the Marriott Library, University of Utah) that I thought might be of interest to some on the list. Since neither is brand new, you may already have come across them yourselves. I haven't had time to read them, so I can't give you all that much information about them. Soldier and peasant in French popular culture, 1766-1870, by David M. Hopkin (Woodbridge, Suffolk, England : The Royal Historical Society, The Boydell Press, 2003) >From the author's introduction: "... this book is not primarily concerned with the French army. Rather it is a study of popular mentalities through one particular facet, attitudes to the military. I am less concerned with the army's ability to fill its ranks than with what the peasant thought about his son becoming a soldier. ... I start in 1766, the year which witnessed the 'r éunion' of Lorraine with France. Lorraine, together with the contiguous provinces of Alsace, Champagne and Franche-Comté, was the central location for my research." ---------------- Politics and power in early medieval europe : Alsace and the Frankish realm, 600-1000, by Hans J. Hummer (Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005) This one is much too early for most of us to be able to connect our families to anyone mentioned, but because it involves a part of the world that is a principal focus of this list I thought there could be some interest. Robert Behra