The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] / edited by Lars Mjøset, Stephen van Holde.
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TextSeries: Comparative social research ; v. 20.Publication details: Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002Description: 1 online resource (xix, 424 p.) : illISBN: 9781849501316 (electronic bk.) :; 1849501319 (electronic bk.) :Subject(s): Draft | Land forces & warfare | Naval forces & warfareAdditional physical formats: Print version:: Comparative study of conscription in the armed forces.DDC classification: 355.2/2363 LOC classification: UB340 | .C57 2002Online 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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