02990nam a2200481 a 4500 ebr10417088 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080410s2008 njua sb 001 0deng 2008016358 9780691137049 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0691137048 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)669518443 n-us--- E468.9 .C67 2008eb 973.7/1 22 Costa, Dora L. Heroes & cowards [electronic resource] : the social face of war / Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn. Heroes and cowards Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008. xxvi, 315 p. : ill. NBER series on long-term factors in economic development 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. United States. Army Military life History 19th century. 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. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Social aspects. United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Psychological aspects. United States Social conditions To 1865. Electronic books. local Kahn, Matthew E., 1966- ebrary, Inc. NBER series on long-term factors in economic development. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10417088 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 83835 83835