Heroes & cowards : the social face of war

Heroes & cowards : the social face of war / Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn.

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 soldie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Costa, Dora L.
Other Authors: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.
Series:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
Subjects:
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
United States. > Army
To 1899
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.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Armed Forces > Military life
African American soldiers
Community life
Cultural pluralism
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Social conditions
Social networks
Soldiers
Soldat
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
United States
Biographies
Case studies
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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