Drafting Italy - Conscription and the Military From 1814 to 1914

This book can be profitably read by professional military historians and non-specialist readers interested in the military, as well as by all scholars working on Italian pre- and post-unification political, institutional, socio-economic, cultural and gender history.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Redrafting the draft (1814-1859) 3. Drafting a nation, building a State (1859-1866) 4. A qualified revolution (1866-1876) 5. A greater army for an aspiring Great Power (1876-1900) 6. From peace to war (1901-1914) 7. Turning the page (1915-1918)

About the author

Marco Rovinello is Assistant Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Calabria. His research has been devoted to migrations and national identity in pre-unification Southern Italy and to conscription and military justice in post-unification Italy. His published works include Cittadini senza Nazione. Migranti francesi a Napoli (1793-1860) (2009) and Fra servitù e servizio. Storia della leva in Italia dall'Unità alla Grande Guerra (2020)

Summary

This book can be profitably read by professional military historians and non-specialist readers interested in the military, as well as by all scholars working on Italian pre- and post-unification political, institutional, socio-economic, cultural and gender history.

Product details

• Authors: Marco Rovinello
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032420967
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242096-7
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Italy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, Nationalism, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Italy, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social and cultural history, Warfare and defence