Noble Romans and Regenerated Citizens: The Morality of Conscription in Napoleonic Italy, 1800–1814

TitleNoble Romans and Regenerated Citizens: The Morality of Conscription in Napoleonic Italy, 1800–1814
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsBroers, Michael
JournalWar in History
Volume8
Issue3
Pagination249-270
Date Published07/2001
Abstract

Conscription in the history of Napoleonic Europe has been well studied in recent years, particularly in terms of resistance to it, and its place in the process of the creation and modernization of state bureaucracies. This article approaches the subject from the rather different angle of ideology and cultural history. Drawing on archival research, it centres on the subjective aims and prejudices that influenced French officials in the Kingdom of Italy and the imperial departments of Italy. It traces French attempts to coerce the Italian upper classes into military service, and the impact of this on the policy of ralliement

URLhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/26013945
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