{"product_id":"scandalous-conduct-matthew-barrett-9780774865456","title":"Scandalous Conduct: Canadian Officer Courts Martial, 1914-45","description":"\u003cb\u003eA critical perspective on the ideas of honor and dishonor in the Canadian military.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drunken disorderliness. Cowardice in battle. Sexual indecency. Following court-martials for disgraceful deeds, hundreds of Canadian officers lost their commissions during the First and Second World Wars. \u003ci\u003eScandalous Conduct \u003c\/i\u003einvestigates the forgotten experiences of these dismissed ex-officers to offer a new critical perspective on constructed notions of honor and dishonor. Matthew Barrett explores how changing definitions of scandalous behavior shaped the quintessential honor crime known as \"conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.\" Symbolized by the loss of commissioned rank, dishonor represented a direct challenge to the discredited officer's prestige, livelihood, and sense of manhood. Drawing on fascinating court cases, \u003ci\u003eScandalous Conduct\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the instability of the ideal of military honor, dependent as it was on changing social circumstances and disciplinary requirements. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774865458\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774865456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.06w x 0.87d","brand":"Matthew Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059089633535,"sku":"9780774865456","price":89.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_08065eda-536b-4a67-9411-1e5b3eab7003.jpg?v=1685056172","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scandalous-conduct-matthew-barrett-9780774865456","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}