Description: Very little has been written of the history of prisoners of war before the twentieth century, and Renaud Morieux seeks to correct this in this new history of war captivity in the eighteenth century, mining archives in Britain and France to take a fresh look at international relations through the histories of prisoners and host communities.
Review Quotes: "The comparison between different "societies of prisoners" could certainly be extended to other spaces and times, further attesting to the rich comparative potential of Morieux's work and the interest it should garner beyond specialists of Franco-British relations." -- Guillaume Calafat, Historical Journal
"In a work that is both theoretically informed and exhaustively researched, Morieux offers fresh insight into the consequences of war for European society." -- Randall McGowen, Historical Journal"Interesting and original ... a real transnational history from below." -- Margaret Hunt, Historical Journal"Insightful" -- Rachel Weil, Historical Journal"A magisterial study." -- Alan Forrest, Annales Historiques de la Revolution Française [translated]"Rich and sophisticated ... a vivid social history." -- Matthew McCormack, English Historical Review"Magisterial study" -- Alan Forrest, Annales Historiques de la Revolution Française"In a work that is both theoretically informed and exhaustively researched, Morieux offers fresh insight into the consequences of war for European society." -- Randall McGowen, Professor Emeritus, University of Oregon, Historical Journal"The Society of Prisoners provides highly insightful passages on the range of prize courts and jurisdictions, the role of private forms of naval warfare, the plurality of authorities that governed captivity, and the manifold forms that captivity could take." -- Guillaume Calafat, Professor, University of Paris, Historical Journal"The book is valuable for the expansiveness of its scope in framing other, more focused studies and will, one hopes, prompt others in turn." -- K.J. Kesselring, Dalhousie University, Canadian Journal of History"It is a work that can only nourish the desire to make history in the most demanding and stimulating sense of the term." -- Vincent Milliot, Revue d'histoire modern & contemporaine