Before Fraternity
Chapter two charts the rise of sociability as a human, but also particularly French capacity that could be deployed to remedy widespread military dysfunction. Forming a société militaire, or military society, would lead to victory and even happiness in war. Military thinkers theorized and implemente...
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Published in | The Military Enlightenment |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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Cornell University Press
15.11.2017
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Summary: | Chapter two charts the rise of sociability as a human, but also particularly French capacity that could be deployed to remedy widespread military dysfunction. Forming a société militaire, or military society, would lead to victory and even happiness in war. Military thinkers theorized and implemented new ideas for fostering social bonds and collective masculine identity among continental French troops. In global theaters of war, sociability held different but no less important implications. While inter-racial fraternization was virtually impossible in Saint-Domingue where the racial divide was increasing, finding a “middle ground” through deeper cultural knowledge, respect, and friendship were considered essential to survival in India and North America. |
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ISBN: | 1501709291 9781501709296 |
DOI: | 10.7591/cornell/9781501709296.003.0003 |