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 inThe Military Enlightenment
Main Author Pichichero, Christy
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Cornell University Press 15.11.2017
Subjects
Collective identity
Friendship
Masculinity
Middle Ground
Military fraternization
Military History
Military society
Sociability
Social bonds
Société militaire
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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.
ISBN:1501709291
9781501709296
DOI:10.7591/cornell/9781501709296.003.0003