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The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces /
This volume contributes to the comparative study of military conscription. Issues discussed include: a conceptual clarification of conscription as distinguished from volunteerism and militia service; the emergence of the citizen soldier model; patterns of anti-militarism before World War I; conscrip...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Amsterdam ; New York :
JAI,
©2002.
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| Colección: | Comparative social research ;
v. 20. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This volume contributes to the comparative study of military conscription. Issues discussed include: a conceptual clarification of conscription as distinguished from volunteerism and militia service; the emergence of the citizen soldier model; patterns of anti-militarism before World War I; conscription in third world armies; gender-issues in relation to military service; the present phenomenon of child soldiers in Africa; the decline of conscript armies in Western Europe. A review section discusses the contribution of rational choice theory to the analysis of conscription into military forces. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 424 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-424). |
| ISBN: | 9781849501316 1849501319 |
| ISSN: | 0195-6310 ; |