{"product_id":"respectability-and-violence-military-values-masculine-honor-and-italys-road-to-mass-death-hardback-9780299333300","title":"Respectability and Violence; Military Values, Masculine Honor, and Italy's Road to Mass Death (Hardback) 9780299333300","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRespectability and Violence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMilitary Values, Masculine Honor, and Italy's Road to Mass Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLorenzo Benadusi (Author), Zakiya Hanafi (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299333300\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 August 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 7 black \u0026amp; white photos, 5 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.715 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA valuable and irreplaceable contribution to the study of Italian society at the turn of the twentieth century.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eStoria e futuro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\"Interesting and courageous.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eIl mestiere di storico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\"Has the merit of attentively reconstructing an aspect of the great transformation produced by the First World War.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eGli stati generali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\"Offers much food for thought on the Italian war experience and more generally on the processes of our country's nationalization.\"\" - \u003ci\u003eMondo contemporaneo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn the aftermath of national unification in the 1860s, the Italian army was tasked with molding generations of men from warring regions and different social strata into obedient citizens of a centralized state. Integrating large numbers of the educated middle classes into the young kingdom's armed forces proved decisive in establishing the army as the 'main school' and backbone for mass nationalization. Lorenzo Benadusi examines the intersection of Italian military and civil society over the last century as they coalesced in the figure of the gentleman-officer-an idealized image of an altruistic, charming, and competent ruling class that could influence the choices, values, and behavior of the 'new Italians.'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRespectability and Violence\u003c\/i\u003e traces the relationship between civic virtues and military values from the post-Risorgimento period through the end of World War I, when the trauma of trench warfare made it necessary to again redefine ideas of chivalry and manliness and to accept violence as a necessary tool in defense of society and state. The language of conflict and attitudes about war forged in these decades-characterized by patriotism, heroism, and sacrifice-shaped the cultured bourgeoise into loyalists who ushered in Italy's transition to a powerful Fascist political system. This unique study of the officer is crucial for understanding the military, social, and political history of Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530904498456,"sku":"9780299333300","price":49.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/respectability-and-violence-military-values-masculine-honor-and-italys-road-to-mass-death-hardback-9780299333300","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}