About the Series

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the Series v
3. Contents xi
4. Illustrations xiii
5. Author’s Note xix
6. Abbreviations and Acronyms xxiii
7. Introduction: Soldiers of Misfortune, Soldiers by Lot 1
8. I Impressment, Penal Transportation, Defense, and Politics, 1549–1905
9. 1. ‘‘Nabbing Time’’: The Heritage of Portugal’s Gunpowder Empire, 1549–1864 17
10. 2. Raising the ‘‘Pagan Rabble’’: Wartime Impressment and the Crisis of Traditional Recruitment, 1864–1870 38
11. 3. The ‘‘Law of the Minotaur’’? Postwar Reformism and the Recruitment Law, 1870–1874 64
12. 4. Whipping a Dead Letter: The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Empire, 1874–1889 81
13. 5. ‘‘And One Calls This Misery a Republic?’’: The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Early Republic, 1889–1905 99
14. II Soldiers, Their Lives, and the Army’s Institutional Roles, 1850–1916
15. 6. The Troop Trade and the Army as a Protopenal Institution in the Age of Impressment, 1850–1916 125
16. 7. Brazilian Soldiers and Enlisted Service in the Age of Impressment, 1870–1916 152
17. 8. Days of Cachaça, Sodomy, and the Lash: Army Crime and Punishment in the Age of Impressment, 1870–1916 177
18. III Implementing Conscription and Reorienting the Army’s Role, 1906–1945
19. 9. ‘‘Tightening Screw’’ or ‘‘Admirable Filter’’?: The 1908 Obligatory Military Service Law, 1906–1916 207
20. 10. Making the Barracks a ‘‘House’’ and the Army a ‘‘Family’’: Assessing the Conscription Lottery, 1916–1945 238
21. Conclusions: Army, Masculine Honor, Race, and Nation 268
22. Appendix A: Military Crime Data 285
23. Appendix B: Army Recruitment Data 291
24. Appendix C: Populations of Public Disciplining Institutions 295
25. Notes 297
26. Glossary of Portuguese Terms 345
27. Bibliography 349
28. Index 375