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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Weitere beteiligte Personen: Mjøset, Lars, Van Holde, Stephen
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam JAI c2002
Schriftenreihe:Comparative social research v. 20
Links:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6310(2002)20
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.
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xix, 424 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:1849501319 (electronic bk.) :
9781849501316 (electronic bk.) :
ISSN:0195-6310