Respectability and Violence Military Values, Masculine Honor, and Italy's Road to Mass Death
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Biografisk notat
Lorenzo Benadusi is an associate professor of contemporary history at Roma Tre University. He is the author of The Enemy of the New Man: Homosexuality in Fascist Italy.Zakiya Hanafi is the author of The Monster in the Machine: Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution.
A valuable and irreplaceable contribution to the study of Italian society at the turn of the twentieth century."" - <i>Storia e futuro</i> <p>""Interesting and courageous."" - <i>Il mestiere di storico</i></p> <p>""Has the merit of attentively reconstructing an aspect of the great transformation produced by the First World War."" - <i>Gli stati generali</i></p> <p>""Offers much food for thought on the Italian war experience and more generally on the processes of our country's nationalization."" - <i>Mondo contemporaneo</i></p>
Respectability and Violence 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.
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Lorenzo Benadusi is an associate professor of contemporary history at Roma Tre University. He is the author of The Enemy of the New Man: Homosexuality in Fascist Italy.Zakiya Hanafi is the author of The Monster in the Machine: Magic, Medicine, and the Marvelous in the Time of the Scientific Revolution.