03641nam 2200829 a 450 991045947500332120200520144314.01-282-76420-997866127642021-4008-2975-510.1515/9781400829750(CKB)2670000000046884(EBL)584645(OCoLC)813231351(SSID)ssj0000419530(PQKBManifestationID)11327352(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419530(PQKBWorkID)10385404(PQKB)10716696(MiAaPQ)EBC584645(OCoLC)669518443(MdBmJHUP)muse43050(DE-B1597)453669(OCoLC)979954296(DE-B1597)9781400829750(PPN)19553252Xsudoc(PPN)187952817(Au-PeEL)EBL584645(CaPaEBR)ebr10417088(CaONFJC)MIL276420(EXLCZ)99267000000004688420080410d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHeroes & cowards[electronic resource] the social face of war /Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. KahnCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20081 online resource (344 p.)NBER series on long-term factors in economic developmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-13704-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-290) and index.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.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.NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.SoldiersUnited StatesBiographyAfrican American soldiersBiographyCultural pluralismUnited StatesCase studiesCommunity lifeUnited StatesCase studiesSocial networksUnited StatesCase studiesUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Social aspectsUnited StatesHistoryCivil War, 1861-1865Psychological aspectsUnited StatesSocial conditionsTo 1865Electronic books.SoldiersAfrican American soldiersCultural pluralismCommunity lifeSocial networks973.7/1Costa Dora L899158Kahn Matthew E.1966-1030785MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459475003321Heroes & cowards2468353UNINA