The Challenge of Military Reform in Postcommunist Europe
Building Professional Armed Forces
A Forster editor Andrew Cottey editor T Edmunds editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:1st Jan '02
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This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces.This major comparative study examines the challenges faced by countries of postcommunist Europe in reforming and professionalizing their armed forces. It explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping professionalization processes in this changing region. The detailed country case studies in this volume, written by leading experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, FRY, Russia and Ukraine.
'[A] well-conceived and tightly edited manuscript that adds significantly to our understanding of the military in an increasingly important area of the world. The conceptual scheme lends coherence to the substantive chapters, written by recognized experts on the countries in question. The book offers a needed corrective to the notion that NATO standards and notions of professionalism will dominate modern militaries. It will be of interest to those interested in post-communist systems and civil-military relations.' - Professor John Allen Williams, Loyola University Chicago, Executive Director, Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society
ISBN: 9781349426287
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 350g
260 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002