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Zusatztext A gripping account of the meaning and impact of conscription in Germany from the nineteenth century to the present. By challenging the view that conscription helped forge a relationship between the state and its citizens! A Nation in Barracks will become required reading for anyone interested in the relationship between violence! gender! and civil society. Informationen zum Autor Ute Frevert is President of the Max Weber Foundation, Germany, and Director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, where she leads the Center for the History of Emotions. She is a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Ute Frevert has published extensively on the history of emotions in both English and German. Klappentext "A Nation in Barracks" shows how military-civil relations have evolved in Germany during the last two hundred years. This book investigates how conscription has contributed to instilling a strong sense of military commitment among the German public. The author looks at its relationship to state citizenship, nation building, gender formation and the concept of violence. She begins with the early nineteenth century, when conscription was first used in Prussia and initially met with harsh criticism from all aspects of society, and continues through the two Germanies of the post-1949 period. The book covers the Prussian model used during World War I, the Weimar Republic when no conscription was enforced, and the mass military mobilization of the Third Reich. Throughout this detailed examination, Ute Frevert examines how civil society deals with institutionalized violence and how this affects models of citizenship and gender relations. Zusammenfassung 'German militarism' has long been understood to be a central element of German society. Considering the role of militarism! this book investigates how conscription has contributed to instilling a strong sense of military commitment amongst the German public.A Nation in Barracks tells the story of how military-civil relations have evolved in Germany during the last two hundred years. Focusing on the introduction and development of military conscription! the author looks at its relationship to state citizenship! nation building! gender formation and the concept of violence. She begins with the early nineteenth century! when conscription was first used in Prussia and initially met with harsh criticism from all aspects of society! and continues through to the two Germanies of the post-1949 period. The book covers the Prussian model used during World War I! the Weimar Republic when no conscription was enforced and the mass military mobilization of the Third Reich.Throughout this comprehensive account! acclaimed historian Ute Frevert examines how civil society deals with institutionalized violence and how this affects models of citizenship and gender relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Military Conscription and Civil Society: Historical TrajectoriesI. War! Nation! Gender Images: Core Concepts in Conscription in the Early Nineteenth Century * Criticism of Existing Prussian Army Structures * Conscription: Setbacks on the Road to a 'National Army' * The Battle for the Middle Classes * Military Service! Wartime Service! and Manliness * 'Female patriotism'II. 'Both Citizen and Soldier'? Prussia in the Vormrz Period (1815-48) * The Law on Wartime Service: Rules and Practice * The Landwehr as a Citizen's Militia? * Citizenship and Masculinity: The Jewish Population Demands Participation * The Army as the 'Training School' for War and Peace * Soldiers and Civilians: Soldiers as Citizens?III. Military Systems in the 'Third Germany' * The Move from Exemption to Substitution * Army Service: The View from Inside * Civilian Counterparts: An Armed Citizenry and a Man's Right to Bear Arms * Civilian Militias During the Vormrz period and in 1848-9 * The 'Martial Spirit' in Military Associations or...
