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"item_title" : "The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces",
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Overview
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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- ISBN-13: 9780762308361
- ISBN-10: 0762308362
- Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
- Publish Date: January 2002
- Dimensions: 9.06 x 6.42 x 1.47 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.72 pounds
- Page Count: 444
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