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Handbook of the Sociology of the Military
Title
Handbook of the Sociology of the Military [electronic resource] / edited by Giuseppe Caforio.
ISBN
9780387345765
Publication
Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
Physical Description
1 online resource (X, 498 p).
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Summary
Never before has there been so extensive a collection of what has been thought, said, and written about the sociology of the military. This accessible handbook is the first of its kind to delve into the sociological approach to the study of the military. This book is compiled of documents coming from various researchers at universities around the world as well as military officers devoted to the sector of study. Covered in this volume is a historical excursus of studies prior to contemporary research, interpretive models and theoretical approaches developed specifically for this topic, civic-military relations including issues surrounding democratic control of the armed forces, military culture, professional training, conditions and problems of minorities in the armed forces, an examination of the structural change within the military over the years including new duties and functions following the Cold War. This book is ideal for scholars of the subject as well as those coming to the sociology of the military for the first time.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 02, 2019
Series
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research,
Contents
General Introduction
Some Historical Notes
Social Research and the Military
Theoretical and Methodological Orientations
Models and Explanations for Military Organization: An Updated Reconsideration
The Order of Violence
The Military and the Use of Force
Military Mobilization in Modern Western Societies
Armed Forces and Society
Civil-Military Relations
Democratic Control of Armed Forces
The Military as a Tribe among Tribes
Soldiers and Governments in Postpraetorian Africa
Military Families and the Armed Forces
Implications for Military Families of Changes in the Armed Forces of the United States
Inside The Military
Military Culture
Military Officer Education
Women in the Military
Diversity in the Armed Forces
Unionization of the Military
Trends in the Military: Conversion and Restructuring
Restructuring of the Armed Forces
Conversion of the Military
The Decline of the European Mass Armies
Technology, Organization, and Power
New Missions
Building Flexible Forces for the 21st Century
A Soldier Is a Soldier Is a Soldier!?
Conclusions
Conclusion.
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