The tribute of blood : army, honor, race, and nation in Brazil, 1864-1945
Analyses the transformation of army [enlisted] recruitment and service in Brazil between 1864 and 1945, using this history of common soldiers to examine nation building and the social history of Latin America's largest nation.
History
xxiv, 390 pages ; 24 cm
9780822327332, 9780822327431, 0822327333, 0822327430
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Soldiers of misfortune, soldiers by lot
Impressment, penal transportation, defense, and politics, 1549-1905
Soldiers, their lives, and the army's institutional roles
Implementing conscription and reorienting the army's role, 1906-1945
Army, masculine honor, race, and nation
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