Resistance against the obligation to arm themselves. Recruitment and militia service in the frontier national guard. Buenos Aires 1852-1879

  • Leonardo Canciani
Keywords: Mational Guard, frontier, resistances

Abstract

In this paper, we will analyze the recruitment of national guards, the conditions of militia service and the resistances against the obligation to arm themselves. The latter were identified as contempt for authority,desertions, mutinies, uprisings; and since all were considered criminal acts against the State they were penalized. Moreover, there were less contested practices to avoid active service and had the endorsement ofthe State, like individual dispensation requests, collective exception pleas and the use of surrogates. The above mentioned material will enable us to assess whether it is feasible to use the notion of “armed citizenship” in order to study the National Guard on the frontier.

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Published
2014-06-02
How to Cite
Canciani, L. (2014). Resistance against the obligation to arm themselves. Recruitment and militia service in the frontier national guard. Buenos Aires 1852-1879. Memoria Americana. Cuadernos De Etnohistoria, 22(1), 33-63. Retrieved from http://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/MA/article/view/11832
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