Our Army : Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations /

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"Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirro...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dempsey, Jason K., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politik
Gesellschaft
Militär
Soldiers > Political activity.
Soldiers > Attitudes.
Civil-military relations.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire > États-Unis.
Soldiers > Political activity > United States.
Soldiers > United States > Attitudes.
Civil-military relations > United States.
USA.
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Conventional wisdom holds that the American military is overwhelmingly conservative and Republican, and extremely political. Our Army paints a more complex picture, demonstrating that while army officers are likely to be more conservative, rank-and-file soldiers hold political views that mirror those of the American public as a whole, and army personnel are less partisan and politically engaged than most civilians"--Publisher's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400832170

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