Harriet Martineaus Writing On British History And Military Reform England And Her Soldiers PDF Download

This edition of MartineauOCOs history consists primarily of the "History of the Peace: Being a History of England from 1816 to 1854," as well as the introductory "History of England, AD 1800 to 1815." MartineauOCOs work thus encompasses British history from the turn of the nineteenth century through the Crimean War. Along with extensive annotations, this edition features a comprehensive introduction discussing MartineauOCOs life and work, her role as a historian, her pioneering contributions to the emerging discipline of historiography as well as the workOCOs reception history. Also included in this edition is MartineauOCOs "England and Her Soldiers" and the unpublished correspondence between Martineau and Florence Nightingale. Published in 1859, "England and Her Soldiers" records an unusual history OCo the history of military campaigns and policies effecting soldiersOCO health, performance and well-being. A life-long advocate of sanitary reform, Martineau responded enthusiastically to Florence NightingaleOCOs request to collaborate on a work promoting reforms in military hygiene. In "England and Her Soldiers," MartineauOCOs strong narrative dramatises NightingaleOCOs findings gleaned from the latterOCOs experiences at Scutari Hospital during the Crimean War. The proposed sanitary reforms addressed conditions in the barracks, hospitals and on the field. The edition is complemented by MartineauOCOs leaders on health issues for the "Daily News," the "Atlantic Monthly" and "Once a Week "which were aimed at generating broader public interest in political and sanitary reforms in the British military, reforms that reflected on the state of the British Empire in the nineteenth century."