Heroes & cowards : the social face of war /

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Costa, Dora L.
Other Authors: Kahn, Matthew E., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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.
Militaires noirs américains > Biographies.
Diversité culturelle > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Communauté > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Réseaux sociaux > États-Unis > Études de cas.
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.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect social.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1861-1865 (Guerre de Sécession) > Aspect psychologique.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1865.
United States.
Biographies.
Case studies.
History.
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