Heroes and 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 soldie...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Costa, Dora L.
Autres auteurs: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Army.
United States. > Army > Military life > History > 19th century.
Sezessionskrieg > 1861-1865
Soldat
Soldiers.
Social networks.
Social conditions
Social aspects.
Psychological aspects.
Cultural pluralism.
Community life.
African American soldiers.
Armed Forces > Military life
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
HISTORY.
Reseaux sociaux > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Communaute > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Diversite culturelle > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Militaires noirs americains > Biographies.
Social networks > United States > Case studies.
Community life > United States > Case studies.
Cultural pluralism > United States > Case studies.
African American soldiers > Biography.
Soldiers > United States > Biography.
United States.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1865.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect psychologique.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Secession) > Aspect social.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Psychological aspects.
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Social aspects.
History.
Case studies.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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