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

By:

Costa, Dora L

Contributor(s):

Kahn, Matthew E, 1966-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: NBER series on long-term factors in economic developmentPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008.Description: 1 online resource (xxvi, 315 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400829750
1400829755
1282764209
9781282764200
9780691137049
0691137048

Other title:

Heroes and cowards

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Heroes & cowards.DDC classification:

973.7/1 22

LOC classification:

E468.9 .C67 2008eb

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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.

Summary: 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 benefited from friendships, what social factors allowed some to survive the POW camps while others died, and how punishments meted out for breaking codes of conduct affected men after the war. The book also examines the experience of African-American soldiers and makes important observations about how their comrades shaped their lives. --from publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index.

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 benefited from friendships, what social factors allowed some to survive the POW camps while others died, and how punishments meted out for breaking codes of conduct affected men after the war. The book also examines the experience of African-American soldiers and makes important observations about how their comrades shaped their lives. --from publisher description.

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