The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] /
by Mj�set, Lars; Van Holde, Stephen.
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BookSeries: Comparative social research: v. 20.Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002Description: 1 online resource (xix, 424 p.) : ill.ISBN: 9781849501316 (electronic bk.) :; 1849501319 (electronic bk.) :.Subject(s): Draft | Land forces & warfare | Naval forces & warfareOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: 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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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.
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