02204cam a2200421Ia 4500 ocn320532520 OCoLC 20171018091401.0 m d cr un||||||||| 090508s2002 ne a ob 000 0 eng d 9781849501316 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95 1849501319 (electronic bk.) : �65.95 ; � 94.95 ; $119.95 9780762308361 (hbk.) 0762308362 (hbk.) VVL eng VVL ZJC UB340 .C57 2002 JWD bicssc JWG bicssc 355.2 355.2/2363 22 The comparative study of conscription in the armed forces [electronic resource] / edited by Lars Mj�set, Stephen van Holde. Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002. 1 online resource (xix, 424 p.) : ill. Comparative social research, 0195-6310 ; v. 20 Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-424) 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. Description based on print version record. Draft. Land forces & warfare. bicssc Naval forces & warfare. bicssc Mj�set, Lars. Van Holde, Stephen. Print version: Comparative study of conscription in the armed forces. Amsterdam ; New York : JAI, c2002 0762308362 (DLC) 2001050639 (OCoLC)48449795 Comparative social research ; v. 20. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0195-6310/20 SSbacklist 223147 223147