The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] /
edited by Lars Mj�set, Stephen van Holde.
- Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002.
- 1 online resource (xix, 424 p.) : ill.
- Comparative social research, v. 20 0195-6310 ; .
- Comparative social research ; v. 20. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424)
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.
9781849501316 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95 1849501319 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95
Draft.
Land forces & warfare.
Naval forces & warfare.
UB340 / .C57 2002
355.2/2363
355.2
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424)
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.
9781849501316 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95 1849501319 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95
Draft.
Land forces & warfare.
Naval forces & warfare.
UB340 / .C57 2002
355.2/2363
355.2