Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. A Note on Weights, Measures, Brazilian Currency, and Orthography xv
6. Abbreviations xvii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. A Brief Moment of Prosperity: Land, Opportunity, and Autonomy, 1845–70 17
9. 2. Unruly Soldiers and Honorable Providers: Paradoxes of Masculinity and State Formation in the Backlands, 1840s–89 45
10. 3. Poor but Respectable: Community, Family, and the Gendered Negotiation of Daily Life, 1845–89 85
11. 4. A Changing World: Deprivation, Dislocation, and the Disruption of Honorable Masculinity, 1865–89 123
12. 5. Masculinity Challenged and Affirmed: Autonomous Women, Men, and Violent Patriarchy, 1865–89 153
13. 6. Of Courage and Manhood: Masculine Spaces, Violence, and Honor, 1865–89 187
14. Conclusion 215
15. Notes 223
16. Bibliography 265
17. Index 287