The Tribute of Blood: Army, Honor, Race, and Nation in Brazil, 1864–1945 (Latin America Otherwise)
&ldquo;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.&rdquo;&mdash;James C. Scott, Yale University