The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces

Lars Mjoset

ISBN 10: 0762308362 / ISBN 13: 9780762308361

Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, US, 2002

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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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces
• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, US
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762308362
• ISBN 13: 9780762308361
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 780 grams

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Synopsis

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.