Description: Heroes & Cowards : The Social Face of War, Hardcover by Costa, Dora L.; Kahn, Matthew E., ISBN 0691137048, ISBN-13 9780691137049, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US 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. Th 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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Book Title: Heroes & Cowards : The Social Face of War
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Heroes and Cowards : the Social Face of War
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Sociology / General, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Military / United States, General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year: 2008
Item Height: 1.1 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Item Length: 8.7 in
Author: Matthew E. Kahn, Dora L. Costa
Subject Area: Social Science, History
Item Width: 5.8 in
Format: Hardcover
