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Beyond the battlefield : the new military professionalism /
Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism presents the nature and character of military professionalism. This book describes the increasing tendency for the military to view professionalism mainly in terms of military skills. Organized into five parts encompassing 13 chapters, this bo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Pergamon Press,
�1981.
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| Colección: | Pergamon policy studies on international politics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1: The Dimensions of Military Professionalism; Part I: An Introduction; Chapter 1. Professions and Professionalism; AN OVERVIEW; THE UNIQUENESS OF MILITARY PROFESSIONALSIM; SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE AND COMMUNITY SANCTION; THE STUDY OF MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM: DIMENSIONS AND SUBSTANCE; ABSOLUTE-RELATIVE VALUES; MILITARY-COMMUNITY LINKAGE; THE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; Chapter 2. An Empirical Reassessment of Military Professionalism
- THE VIETNAM HERITAGEMILITARY VALUES AND SOCIETAL NORMS; THE INSTITUTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; Chapter 3. The Dimensions of American Military Professionalism: Two Scholarly Viewpoints; THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT; THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT; MILITARY POSTURE; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; II: Military Professionalism in a Changing Security Environment; Part II: An Introduction; Chapter 4. American Policy and Low Intensity Conflict: An Overview; DEFINITION AND CONCEPT; THE CONFLICT SPECTRUM; POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS AND LIMITATIONS
- MILITARY REQUIREMENTS AND CAPABILITIESPOLICY GUIDELINES; NOTES; Chapter 5. Vietnam and the Professional Military; GUERRILLA WARFARE; AMERICAN COUNTER-INSURGENCY; THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY GAP; THE AFTERMATH; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; Chapter 6. Revolution and the Limits of Military Power: The Haunting Specter of Vietnam; MILITARY LEGITIMACY; SOLDIERS, SOCIETY, AND VALUES; REVOLUTION AND COUNTER-REVOLUTION; TRAINING AND THE NATURE OF THE MILITARY; STRATEGIC AND POLICY DIMENSIONS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; Chapter 7. Professional Dilemmas, Adaptations, and Military Intervention
- CHANGING MILITARY ORGANIZATIONINSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER AND CONSTRAINTS; PROFESSIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ADAPTABILITY; MILITARY PURPOSE AND SOCIETY; ETHICAL DILEMMAS; CONCLUSIONS; NOTES; III: Politics, Professionalism, and the Political System; Part III: An Introduction; Chapter 8. Political Soldiers: Perspectives on Professionalism in the United States Military; POLITICS AND THE PROFESSION; DIFFERENTIATION AND CHANGE WITHIN THE OFFICERS CORPS; STRATEGIC DIMENSIONS; DOMESTIC CONTINGENCY MISSIONS; DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONTEXT: ANTI-MILITARY SENTIMENTS; THE IMPACT OF DIMINISHING MILITARY RESOURCES
- TOWARD A NEW BALANCENOTES; Chapter 9. Changing Dimensions of Military Professionalism: Education and Enlightened Advocacy; THE LIBERAL-TRADITIONAL ALLIANCE; MILITARY AND POLITICS; CHANGED CONCEPT OF WAR; THE EDUCATED PROFESSIONAL; TWO PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES; A NEW APPROACH; NOTES; IV : Challenge to Professionalism; Part IV: An Introduction; Chapter 10. Moral and Ethical Foundations of Military Professionalism; AN OVERVIEW OF MORAL AND ETHICAL PRINCIPLES; PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES; THE PROFESSION AS A MORAL AND ETHICAL COMMUNITY; PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM