The Tribute of Blood: Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864-1945 by Pete

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Tribute of Blood by Peter M. Beattie 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 Americas largest nation. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In The Tribute of Blood Peter M. Beattie 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 Americas largest nation. Tracing the armys reliance on coercive recruitment to fill its lower ranks, Beattie shows how enlisted service became associated with criminality, perversion, and dishonour, as nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Brazilian officials rounded up the "dishonourable" poor - including petty criminals, vagrants, and "sodomites" -and forced them to serve as soldiers. Beattie looks through sociological, anthropological, and historical lenses to analyse archival sources such as court martial cases, parliamentary debates, published reports, and the memoirs and correspondence of soldiers and officers.Combining these materials with a colourful array of less traditional sources - such as song lyrics, slang, grammatical evidence, and tattoo analysis - he reveals how the need to reform military recruitment with a conscription lottery became increasingly apparent in the wake of the Paraguayan War of 1865-1870 and again during World War I. Because this crucial reform required more than changing the armys institutional roles and the conditions of service, The Tribute of Blood is ultimately the story of how entrenched conceptions of manhood, honour, race, citizenship, and nation were transformed throughout Brazil. Those interested in social, military, and South American history, state building and national identity, and the sociology of the poor will be enriched by this path-breaking study. Back Cover "A marvelous and broadly conceived study of great sweep, impressive documentation, and original insight. Beattie shows us how an imaginative study of the military can greatly illuminate issues of masculinity, nationalism, race, social control, and bondage. Its attention to comparative history, its focus on explaining change, and the care and grace of its writing make it something of a model of what institutional histories can achieve."-James C. Scott, Yale University Author Biography Peter M. Beattie is Assistant Professor of History at Michigan State University. Table of Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Authors Note Abbreviations and Acronyms Introduction: Soldiers of Misfortune, Soldiers by Lot I. Impressment, Penal Transportation, Defense, and Politics, 1549-1905 1. "Nabbing Time": The Heritage of Portugals Gunpowder Empire, 1549-1905 2. Raising the "Pagan Rabble": Wartime Impressment and the Crisis of National Recruitment, 1864-1870 3. The "Law of the Minotaur"? Postwar Reformism and the Recruitment of Law, 1870-1874 4. Whipping a Dead Letter: The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Empire, 1874-1889 5. "And One Calls This Misery a Republic?": The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Early Republic, 1889-1905 II. Soldiers, Their Lives, and the Armys Institutional Roles, 1850-1919 6. The Troop Trade and the Army as a Protopenal Institution in the Age of Impressment, 1850-1916 7. Brazilian Soldiers and Enlisted Service in the Age of Impressment, 1870-1916 8. Days of Caschaca, Sodomy, and the Lash: Army Crime and Punishment in the Age of Impressment, 1870-1916 III. Implementing Conscription and Reorienting the Armys Role, 1906 9. "Tightening Screw" or "Admirable Filter"?: The 1908 Obligatory Military Service Law, 1906-1916 10. Making the Barracks a "House" and the Army a "Family": Assessing the Conscription Lottery, 1916-1945 Conclusions: Army, Masculine Honor, Race, and Nation Appendix A: Military Crime Data Appendix B: Army Recruitment Data Appendix C: Populations of Public Disciplining Institutions Notes Glossary of Portuguese Terms Bibliography Index Review "A marvellous and broadly conceived study of great sweep, impressive documentation, and original insight. Beattie shows us how an imaginative study of the military can greatly illuminate issues of masculinity, nationalism, race, social control, and bondage. Its attention to comparative history, its focus on explaining change, and the care and grace of its writing make it something of a model of what institutional histories can achieve."-James C. Scott, Yale University "This is the most original work on Brazilian social history by a U.S. scholar in the last fifteen years. Events and issues become newly understandable in Peter M. Beatties presentation of military recruitment as a direct measure of state-building in Brazil" - Dain Borges, University of California, San Diego Review Quote "This is the most original work on Brazilian social history by a U.S. scholar in the last fifteen years. Events and issues become newly understandable in Peter M. Beatties presentation of military recruitment as a direct measure of state-building in Brazil."-Dain Borges, University of California, San Diego Promotional "Headline" Argues that the reform of military recruitment in Brazil had a profound impact, second only to the abolition of slavery, on institutions of social discipline and the lives of the poor. Details ISBN0822327430 Author Peter M. Beattie Pages 416 Language English ISBN-10 0822327430 ISBN-13 9780822327431 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2001 Imprint Duke University Press Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Short Title TRIBUTE OF BLOOD Publisher Duke University Press Birth 1963 DOI 10.1604/9780822327431 UK Release Date 2001-09-26 AU Release Date 2001-09-26 NZ Release Date 2001-09-26 US Release Date 2001-09-26 Series Latin America Otherwise Publication Date 2001-09-26 Subtitle Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945 DEWEY 981 Illustrations 15 b&w photos, 8 tables, 1 map Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. 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