Natalia Sobrevilla Perea is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Kent.

'Based on monumental research in the military archives, this book offers a groundbreaking social history of the Peruvian army in the nineteenth century. A remarkable and much needed step forward for the study of state building in Latin America.' Alejandro Rabinovich, CONCIET Argentina

• Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. On being a citizen soldier; 3. Blood spilled in battle: caring for soldiers; 4. Soldiers at war and peace; 5. Montepíos, a corporate identity of colonial origin; Conclusions.

Natalia Sobrevilla Perea is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Kent.

'Based on monumental research in the military archives, this book offers a groundbreaking social history of the Peruvian army in the nineteenth century. A remarkable and much needed step forward for the study of state building in Latin America.' Alejandro Rabinovich, CONCIET Argentina

• Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. On being a citizen soldier; 3. Blood spilled in battle: caring for soldiers; 4. Soldiers at war and peace; 5. Montepíos, a corporate identity of colonial origin; Conclusions.

Natalia Sobrevilla Perea is Professor of Latin American History at the University of Kent.

'Based on monumental research in the military archives, this book offers a groundbreaking social history of the Peruvian army in the nineteenth century. A remarkable and much needed step forward for the study of state building in Latin America.' Alejandro Rabinovich, CONCIET Argentina

• Introduction; 1. Antecedents; 2. On being a citizen soldier; 3. Blood spilled in battle: caring for soldiers; 4. Soldiers at war and peace; 5. Montepíos, a corporate identity of colonial origin; Conclusions.