The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces

Lars Mjøset editor Stephen Van Holde editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Emerald Publishing Limited

Published:18th Jan '02

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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: 9780762308361

Dimensions: 225mm x 150mm x 37mm

Weight: 780g

444 pages