The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] / edited by Lars Mj�set, Stephen van Holde. Mj�set, Lars. Van Holde, Stephen. Draft. UB340 .C57 2002 355.2/2363 22 355.2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424) Description based on print version record. 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. Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002. c2002. 2002 Text 1 online resource (xix, 424 p.) : http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0195-6310/20 eng Comparative social research, 0195-6310 ; v. 20 Comparative social research ; v. 20. Comparative study of conscription in the armed forces. Comparative study of conscription in the armed forces.