TY - BOOK AU - Kraay,Hendrik TI - Race, state, and armed forces in independence-era Brazil: Bahia, 1790s-1840s SN - 0804742480 (alk. paper) AV - 103 F 2651 K89r 2002 U1 - 306.2/7/098142 PY - 2002/// c2001 CY - Stanford, Calif. PB - Stanford University Press KW - Blacks KW - Brazil KW - Bahia (State) KW - History KW - 19th century KW - Social classes KW - Civil-military relations KW - Salvador KW - Negros KW - Bahia (Estado) KW - Historia KW - Siglo XIX KW - Clases sociales KW - Relaciones Civil-militar KW - Salvador (Brazil) KW - Race relations KW - Bahia (Brazil : State) KW - Militia KW - Recruiting, enlistment, etc KW - Relaciones raciales KW - Bahia (Brazil) (State) KW - Milicia KW - Reclutamiento, enlistamiento, etc KW - Occupations and race N1 - Original printing 2001; Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-352) and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Salvador: Race and Class in a Colonial Brazilian City -- 2. Army Officers: The Alliance of State and Planters -- 3. Slaves or Soldiers? The Recruitment and Discipline -- of Enlisted Men -- 4. Militia Officers: The Intersection of Race and Class -- 5. Independence and Its Aftermath -- 6. Officers: From Bahian to Brazilian -- 7. Reforming the Rank and File -- 8. From Militia to National Guard -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Size and Organization of Salvador's Garrison N2 - "Focusing on the military institutions (army, militia, and National Guard) of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyses the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial, and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in one of the principal slave plantation regions of the Americas."--BOOK JACKET UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy022/2001048429.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam022/2001048429.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0710/2001048429-b.html ER -