Why the US Civil War

Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn
Published Date
Copyright 2008
ISBN 9780691137049
Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
Book: Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War
Book authors: Dora L. Costa & Matthew E. Kahn
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
Series: Long-Term Factors in Economic Development
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  • Dora L. Costa and Matthew E. Kahn, Heroes and Cowards: The Social Face of War (Princeton University Press, 2008), chap. 2, https://www.nber.org/books-and-chapters/heroes-and-cowards-social-face-war/why-us-civil-war.

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