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

For German Townsmen, Life During The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries Was Characterized By A Culture Of Arms, With Urban Citizenry Representing The Armed Power Of The State. This Book Investigates How Men Were Socialized To The Martial Ethic From All Sides, And How Masculine Identity Was Confirmed With Blades And Guns-- Machine Generated Contents Note: -- Introduction -- Keeping The Peace: Household, Citizenship, And Defense -- Duty And Disorder -- Negotiating Armed Power: The Control Of Arms And Violence -- The Age Of The Sword: Norms Of Honor And Fashion -- Keeping And Bearing Arms: Norms Of Status And Gender -- In And Out Of The Commune: The Social Boundaries Of Citizenship -- Martial Sports And The Technological Challenge -- Communities In Conflict: Competing Jurisdictions In The Empire -- Citizens Versus The State: Household, Community, And Urban Politics -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. B. Ann Tlusty. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 329-357) And Index. 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