A study of how the army became the premier model for developing black leadership in a racially integrated setting. The authors contrast the reality of equal opportunity in the Army with the rhetoric about equality in civilian society. They further contend that by emphasizing education, training, and leadership skills, the Army bypasses many ...
Although conscientious objection is a long-standing phenomenon, it has only recently become a major factor affecting armed forces and society. The only comprehensive, comparative scholarly study of conscientious objection to military service, this book examines the history of the practice in the Western world and state policies that have grown up ...
The end of the Cold War, augurs momentous changes within armed forces in Western societies. Clarification of these changes is the purpose of "The Postmodern Military". The armed forces of the United States and those of other Western developed democracies are moving toward a postmodern format. The modern military that fully emerged in the ...
A voluntary, decentralized program that links civilian and military service, Mosko's plan for the young generation of Americans would have young men and women aged 18 to 23 work in day care, correctional facilities, with the aged and infirm, as well as in non-profit associations and public agencies or as citizen-soldier components in the All ...
This is an engrossing account of Greek Americans -- their his tory, strengths, conflicts, aspirations, and contributions. This is the story of immigrants, their children and grandchildren, most of whom maintain an attachment to Greek ethnic identity even as they have become one of this country's most successful ethnic groups.
In what has become a worldwide trend, service in the armed forces is drifting from an institutional format to one resembling a civilian occupation-this is, 'just a job, ' in which many personnel are motivated by mere careerism. In The Military: More Than Just a Job?, an international team of leading military sociologists thoughtfully assesses, ...
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