Handbook of the Sociology of the Military

Never before has there been so extensive a collection of what has been thought, said, and written about the sociology of the military. This accessible handbook is the first of its kind to delve into the sociological approach to the study of the military. This book is compiled of documents coming fro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Caforio, Giuseppe (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edición:1st ed. 2006.
Colección:Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Temas:
Sociology.
Political science.
Management.
Political Science.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • General Introduction
  • Some Historical Notes
  • Social Research and the Military
  • Theoretical and Methodological Orientations
  • Models and Explanations for Military Organization: An Updated Reconsideration
  • The Order of Violence
  • The Military and the Use of Force
  • Military Mobilization in Modern Western Societies
  • Armed Forces and Society
  • Civil-Military Relations
  • Democratic Control of Armed Forces
  • The Military as a Tribe among Tribes
  • Soldiers and Governments in Postpraetorian Africa
  • Military Families and the Armed Forces
  • Implications for Military Families of Changes in the Armed Forces of the United States
  • Inside The Military
  • Military Culture
  • Military Officer Education
  • Women in the Military
  • Diversity in the Armed Forces
  • Unionization of the Military
  • Trends in the Military: Conversion and Restructuring
  • Restructuring of the Armed Forces
  • Conversion of the Military
  • The Decline of the European Mass Armies
  • Technology, Organization, and Power
  • New Missions
  • Building Flexible Forces for the 21st Century
  • A Soldier Is a Soldier Is a Soldier!?
  • Conclusions
  • Conclusion.

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