The New Citizen Armies : Israel's Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective.
Presents a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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| Series: | BESA studies in international security.
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Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Continuities and their manifestations; 1 The enduring citizen-soldier tradition in the United States; 2 Recruiting the all-volunteer force: Continuity and change in the British Army, 19632008; 3 The Royal Netherlands Army, 18142008: The rise and decline of a citizen army?; 4 Reversing the tide of Jewish history: Culture and the creation of Israel's "people's army"; Part II Change: Causes and constraints; 5 Operational and technological incentives and disincentives for force transformation.
- 6 Strategic and political factors preventing the shift from "citizen armies" to professional militaries7 Gender issues in the transformation to an all-volunteer force: A transnational perspective; 8 Conscription versus recruitment through markets: Economic considerations; 9 The officer corps in the all-volunteer army: The American experiment continues; 10 Up from the ashes: The re-professionalization of the Canadian armed forces after the.