The Postmodern Military: Armed Forces After the Cold War - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0195133285 ISBN 13: 9780195133288

Casa editrice: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, 1999

Riassunto

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 nineteenth century was associated with the rise of the nation-state, war oriented in mission, a conscripted mass army, masculine in makeup and ethos, and sharply differentiated in structure and culture from civilian society. The postmodern military, by contrast, undergoes a loosening of the ties with the nation-state, becomes multipurpose in mission, moves toward a smaller volunteer force, is increasingly androgynous in makeup and ethos, and has greater permeability with civilian society.
The Postmodern Military assesses contemporary civil-military trends by first looking at specific areas in the U.S. military. Then, an international team of leading military sociologists assesses the postmodern thesis in twelve countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK).
This book provides the student and defense professional with a foundation on which to base organizational and personal policies. It also has much to tell the general reader about what life is really like in today's military and how it is both the same and different around the world.

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Recensione:

'Given the challenges and uncertainties of the post-Cold war era, this book contributes much-needed insight into the transformation of the military.' Journal of Peace Research

Contenuti:

• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• 1: Charles C. Moskos, John Allen Williams, and David R. Segal: Armed Forces After the Cold War
• 2: Charles C. Moskos: Toward a Postmodern Military: The United States as a Paradigm
• 3: Christopher Dandeker: United Kingdom: The Overstretched Military
• 4: Bernard Boene and Michel Louis Martin: France: In the Throes of Epoch-Making Change
• 5: Bernard Fleckenstein: Germany: Forerunner of a Post-National Military?
• 6: Jan S. van der Meulen: Netherlands; The Final Professionalization of the Military
• 7: Henning Sorensen: Denmark: From Obligation to Option
• 8: Marina Nuciari: Italy: A Military for What?
• 9: Franklin C. Pinch: Canada: Managing Change with Shrinking Resources
• 10: Cathy Downes: Australia and New Zealand: Contingent and Concordant Militaries
• 11: Karl W. Haltiner and Eduard Hirt: Switzerland: Between Tradition and Modernity
• 12: Reuven Gal and Stuart Cohen: Israel: Still Waiting in the Wings
• 13: Jakkie Cilliers and Lindy Heinecken: South Africa: Emerging from a Time Warp
• 14: John Allen Williams: The Postmodern Military Reconsidered

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• Editore: Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0195133285
• ISBN 13: 9780195133288
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 286
• Redattore: Moskos Charles C., Williams John Allen, Segal David R.