The Tribute of Blood: Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945

Peter M. Beattie

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The Tribute of Blood

Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945

Peter M. Beattie
Edited by: Walter D. Mignolo , Irene Silverblatt and Sonia Saldívar-Hull

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2001

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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.

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Peter M. Beattie is Assistant Professor of History at Michigan State University.

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“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

“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. Beattie’s presentation of military recruitment as a direct measure of state-building in Brazil.”—Dain Borges, University of California, San Diego

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Frontmatter
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About the Series
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Contents
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Illustrations
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Author’s Note
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
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Introduction: Soldiers of Misfortune, Soldiers by Lot
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I Impressment, Penal Transportation, Defense, and Politics, 1549–1905
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1. ‘‘Nabbing Time’’: The Heritage of Portugal’s Gunpowder Empire, 1549–1864
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2. Raising the ‘‘Pagan Rabble’’: Wartime Impressment and the Crisis of Traditional Recruitment, 1864–1870
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3. The ‘‘Law of the Minotaur’’? Postwar Reformism and the Recruitment Law, 1870–1874
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4. Whipping a Dead Letter: The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Empire, 1874–1889
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5. ‘‘And One Calls This Misery a Republic?’’: The 1874 Recruitment Law under the Early Republic, 1889–1905
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II Soldiers, Their Lives, and the Army’s Institutional Roles, 1850–1916
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6. The Troop Trade and the Army as a Protopenal Institution in the Age of Impressment, 1850–1916
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7. Brazilian Soldiers and Enlisted Service in the Age of Impressment, 1870–1916
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8. Days of Cachaça, Sodomy, and the Lash: Army Crime and Punishment in the Age of Impressment, 1870–1916
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III Implementing Conscription and Reorienting the Army’s Role, 1906–1945
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9. ‘‘Tightening Screw’’ or ‘‘Admirable Filter’’?: The 1908 Obligatory Military Service Law, 1906–1916
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10. Making the Barracks a ‘‘House’’ and the Army a ‘‘Family’’: Assessing the Conscription Lottery, 1916–1945
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Conclusions: Army, Masculine Honor, Race, and Nation
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Appendix A: Military Crime Data
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Appendix B: Army Recruitment Data
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Appendix C: Populations of Public Disciplining Institutions
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Notes
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Glossary of Portuguese Terms
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Bibliography
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Index
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The Tribute of Blood

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About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

About the Series

Contents

Illustrations

Author’s Note

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction: Soldiers of Misfortune, Soldiers by Lot

1. ‘‘Nabbing Time’’: The Heritage of Portugal’s Gunpowder Empire, 1549–1864

2. Raising the ‘‘Pagan Rabble’’: Wartime Impressment and the Crisis of Traditional Recruitment, 1864–1870

3. The ‘‘Law of the Minotaur’’? Postwar Reformism and the Recruitment 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

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 Cachaça, Sodomy, and the Lash: Army Crime and Punishment in the Age of Impressment, 1870–1916

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

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