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Democratic Control of the Military in Postcommunist Europe

Guarding the Guards

T Edmunds editor A Cottey editor Anthony Forster editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:28th Nov '01

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This major comparative study examines the challenges that the countries of postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe have faced in securing democratic control of their armed forces and establishing civilian control of defence policy. This book explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries shape civil-military relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by leading experts, compare the experiences of the Central European states (such as Poland and Romania), the Baltic republics, the former Yugoslavia republics, Russia and Ukraine.

' [A] first class work...significant in that it presents concrete and well-documented case studies in a truly comparative fashion...There is no book that comes close to the analysis and information presented here on postcommunist states. This is a major contribution to military sociology, military history and civil-military relations...[A] standard reference for some years to come.' - Charles Moskos, Professor of Sociology, Northwestern University, USA

'This unique book will remain a must-read in the field for years to come.' - Gerhard Kummel, Slavic Review

ISBN: 9781349426324

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

273 pages

1st ed. 2002