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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424) 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781849501316 (electronic bk.) :  £65.95 ; € 94.95 ; $119.95 1849501319 (electronic bk.) :  £65.95 ; € 94.95 ; $119.95 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Draft.<br/>Land forces & warfare.<br/>Naval forces & warfare.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>UB340  / .C57 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>355.2/2363 
<br/><br/><label>Universal Decimal Class. No.: </label>355.2