| The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces Contributor(s): Mjoset, Lars (Editor), Van Holde, Stephen (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0762308362 ISBN-13: 9780762308361 Publisher: Jai Press Inc. OUR PRICE: $158.64 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 355.223 |
| LCCN: 2001050639 |
| Series: Comparative Social Research |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6.42" W x 9.06" (1.72 lbs) 444 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
