Slavery and war in the Americas : race, citizenship, and state building in the United States and Brazil, 1861-1870 /

This book compares the U.S. Civil War to the Paraguayan War of 1864-70, particularly with regard to the wars' impact on state-building and race relations.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Izecksohn, Vitor (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014.
Series:	Nation divided.
Subjects:	United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African Americans. Paraguayan War, 1865-1870 > Blacks. Brazil > History, Military > 19th century. United States > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 19th century. Brazil > Race relations > Political aspects > History > 19th century. Nation-building > History > 19th century. Slavery > Political aspects > History > 19th century. Soldiers, Black > History > 19th century. Recruiting and enlistment > History > 19th century. Citizenship > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Military traditions confront mass mobilization in the United States and Brazil
The crisis of the American recruitment system : Union Army recruitment, April 1861-July 1863
From inertia to insurgence : the crisis in Brazilian recruitment, 1865-1868
Forged in inequality : the recruitment of Black soldiers in the United States, September 1862-April 1865
Manumitting and enlisting the slaves in Brazil, December 1866-August 1868
Conclusion: Processes, effects, distortions.