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Respectability and Violence: Military Values, Masculine Honor, and Italy's Road to Mass Death
Respectability and Violence: Military Values, Masculine Honor, and Italy's Road to Mass Death
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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 decadescharacterized by patriotism, heroism, and sacrificeshaped 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.