| The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe: Building Professional Armed Forces 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Forster, A. (Editor), Edmunds, T. (Editor), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333946219 ISBN-13: 9780333946213 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries shape professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia, and Ukraine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 355.309 |
| LCCN: 2002074834 |
| Series: One Europe or Several? |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.38" W x 8.66" (0.98 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia and Ukraine. |