Heroes & cowards the social face of war /

Heroes and Cowards demonstrates the role that social capital plays in people's decisions. The makeup of various companies--whether soldiers were of the same ethnicity, age, and occupation--influenced whether soldiers remained loyal or whether they deserted. Costa and Kahn discuss how the soldiers be...

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1. autor: Costa, Dora L.
Korporacja: ebrary, Inc
Kolejni autorzy: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Format: Elektroniczne E-book
Język:angielski
Wydane: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
Seria:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
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Spis treści:
  • 1. Loyalty and Sacrifice
  • 2. Why the U.S. Civil War?
  • 3. Building the Armies
  • 4. Heroes and Cowards
  • 5. POW Camp Survivors
  • 6. The Homecoming of Heroes and Cowards
  • 7. Slaves Become Freemen
  • 8. Learning from the Past
  • Appendix. Records and Collection Methods.