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...

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Sprache:English
Schriftenreihe:Comparative social research v. 20
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424)
Beschreibung:Online-Ressource (xix, 424 p.)
ISBN:9781849501316
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