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The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] / edited by Lars Mjøset, 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.

ISBN: 9781849501316 (electronic bk.) : £65.95 ; € 94.95 ; $119.95 1849501319 (electronic bk.) : £65.95 ; € 94.95 ; $119.95

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Draft.
Land forces & warfare.
Naval forces & warfare.

LC Class. No.: UB340 / .C57 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 355.2/2363

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 355.2