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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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Autor principal: Costa, Dora L.
Autor Corporativo: ebrary, Inc
Otros Autores: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.
Colección:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
Materias:
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
African American soldiers > Biography.
Cultural pluralism > United States > Case studies.
Community life > United States > Case studies.
Social networks > United States > Case studies.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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