A handbook of military conscription and composition the world over / Rita J. Simon and Mohamed Alaa Abdel-Moneim.

By:

Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013

Contributor(s):

Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed Alaa

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2011.Description: 1 online resource (vi, 224 p.)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780739167526
0739167529
1283273101
9781283273107
9786613273109
6613273104

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: A handbook of military conscription and composition the world overDDC classification:

355.2/2363 23

LOC classification:

UA15

Other classification:

MY 5500
8

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Contents:

pt. 1. Historical background -- pt. 2. Country-by-country review -- pt. 3. Concluding comments.

Summary: This book focuses on military conscription in 22 countries that represent the world's regions. The purpose is to shed light on the history, politics, and main events that led to the choice of conscription or professional military forces in the countries under study. While we acknowledge that practical and technological developments played major roles in this choice, we also understand that racial and gender relations, social group and political regime dynamics, regional influences, and international forces also affected military composition and relations to the rest of the society. Through thi.

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pt. 1. Historical background -- pt. 2. Country-by-country review -- pt. 3. Concluding comments.

This book focuses on military conscription in 22 countries that represent the world's regions. The purpose is to shed light on the history, politics, and main events that led to the choice of conscription or professional military forces in the countries under study. While we acknowledge that practical and technological developments played major roles in this choice, we also understand that racial and gender relations, social group and political regime dynamics, regional influences, and international forces also affected military composition and relations to the rest of the society. Through thi.

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