{"product_id":"scandalous-conduct-9780774865456","title":"Scandalous Conduct","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrunken disorderliness. Cowardice in battle. Writing bad cheques. Vulgarity. Sexual indecency. Adultery. Following courts martial for such disgraceful deeds, hundreds of Canadian officers lost their commissions during the First and Second World Wars. \u003cem\u003eScandalous Conduct\u003c\/em\u003e investigates the forgotten experiences of these dismissed ex-officers to offer a new critical perspective on constructed notions of honour and dishonour. Matthew Barrett explores how changing definitions of scandalous behaviour shaped the quintessential honour crime known as conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. As symbolized by the loss of commissioned rank, dishonour represented a direct challenge to the discredited officer's prestige, livelihood, and sense of manhood. Drawing on fascinating court cases that have never before been studied, \u003cem\u003eScandalous Conduct\u003c\/em\u003e convincingly demonstrates a surprising conclusion. The scope of officer misconduct revealed that the ideal of military honour was not\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Honour and Dishonour in the British Army Tradition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Dismissal and Cashiering in the First World War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Coming Back and Making Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Dishonourable Records and the Interwar Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Dismissal and Cashiering in the Second World War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Reclassification, Removal, and Re-enlistment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 De-officered and De-citizened\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix: Courts Martial Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404947661143,"sku":"9780774865456","price":62.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774865456.jpg?v=1730488154","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/scandalous-conduct-9780774865456","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}