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The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces (Comparative Social Research)

By Lars Mjoset , Stephen Van Holde

Book information

Publisher
JAI Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780762308361, 0762308362
Open Library ID
OL15506840M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25379599 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
422\422
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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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