02444nam a2200409 a 4500 ebr10518327 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110727t20122012cau sb 001 0 eng d 2011032100 9780804774567 (cloth alk. paper) 9780804778480 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)774290220 s-bl--- HQ1090.7.B6 S26 2012eb 303.6/20811098131 23 Santos, Martha S. (Martha Sofia), 1969- Cleansing honor with blood [electronic resource] : masculinity, violence, and power in the backlands of northeast Brazil, 1845-1889 / Martha S. Santos. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2012. xvii, 295 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. A brief moment of prosperity : land, opportunity, and autonomy, 1845-70 -- Unruly soldiers and honorable providers : paradoxes of masculinity and state formation in the backlands, 1840s-89 -- Poor but respectable : community, family, and the gendered negotiation of daily life, 1845-89 -- A changing world : deprivation, dislocation, and the disruption of honorable masculinity, 1865-89 -- Masculinity challenged and affirmed : autonomous women, men, and violent patriarchy, 1865-89 -- Of courage and manhood : masculine spaces, violence, and honor, 1865-89. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Masculinity Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Men Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Machismo Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Violence Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Power (Social sciences) Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Honor Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Sex role Brazil Cear�a (State) History 19th century. Ceara (Brazil : State) Social conditions 19th century. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10518327 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 120918 120918