The Postmodern Military: Armed Forces after the Cold War - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195133285 ISBN 13: 9780195133288

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1999

Synopsis

The end of the Cold War has brought about momentous changes within the armed forces in Western societies. The Postmodern Military examines these changes by presenting a general theoretical model of national military transformation--what the editors define as the "postmodern" military. This book examines contemporary civil-military trends by looking at the militaries of the United States and twelve other Western democracies. An international team of leading military sociologists assesses the postmodern thesis in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Postmodern Military gives the general reader an opportunity to learn what life is really like in today's military and how it is both the same and different around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles C. Moskos is at Northwestern University. John Allen Williams is at Loyola University, Chicago.

Review:

"A timely concept splendidly executed...brings to bear an arsenal of the highest-caliber insights. This is one of the few genuinely-worthwhile books on contemporary military affairs...highly recommended!"-Ralph Peters, author of Fighting for the Future

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195133285
• ISBN 13: 9780195133288
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Moskos Charles C., Williams John Allen, Segal David R.