The Comparative Study of Conscription in the Armed Forces

By Mjoset

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762308362
• ISBN13: 9780762308361
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Jai Press Inc.
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"