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  • This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the mili... This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military. In some countries the armed forces have a long history in responding to ethnic diversity while elsewhere it has come up only recently as a policy issue. An... more
  • This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the mili... This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military. In some countries the armed forces have a long history in responding to ethnic diversity while elsewhere it has come up only recently as a policy issue. An... more
  • This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or... This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship foster greater societal integration... more
  • This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the mili... This volume explores ethnicity and gender developments in relation to the military. In some countries the armed forces have a long history in responding to ethnic diversity while elsewhere it has come up only recently as a policy issue. An... more
  • This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the Unit... This book explores and compares the contemporary military cultures of the United States and the United Kingdom. The last decade has witnessed astonishing global events from 9/11 and military operations in Afghanistan in the same year to the military... more
  • This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or... This collection investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a way to provide a pathway to citizenship foster greater societal integration... more
  • This edited volume uses theoretical overviews and empirical case studies to ex... This edited volume uses theoretical overviews and empirical case studies to explore both how soldiers cope with the new forms of cultural diversity occurring within various multinational military operations and how their organizations manage them.... more
  • This book examines the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a comm... This book examines the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) as a commercial insurgency through the network-complex paradigm of insurgency. Countering traditional perspectives of the group it proposes new and comprehensive explanations for... more
  • This volume offers an interdisciplinary study of how different cultures have s... This volume offers an interdisciplinary study of how different cultures have sought to transform individuals into warriors. War changes people however a less explored question is how different societies want people to change as they are turned into... more
  • This book examines the challenges that military forces will face in multinatio... This book examines the challenges that military forces will face in multinational operations in the 21st century. Expanding on Rupert Smith s The Utility of Force the volume assesses the changing parameters within which force as a political... more
  • Women in the military and their relationship with war often provoke controvers... Women in the military and their relationship with war often provoke controversial reactions that reveal entrenched stereotypes and cultural values central to many societies. This is the first comparative cross-national study of the participation of... more
  • This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. Af... This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon... more
  • Comparatively little is known about the musical cultures of the British armed ... Comparatively little is known about the musical cultures of the British armed forces during the Great War. This groundbreaking study is the first to examine music s vital presence in a range of military contexts including military camps ships... more
  • This book examines the role of military virtues in today s armed forces. Altho... This book examines the role of military virtues in today s armed forces. Although long-established military virtues such as honor courage and loyalty are what most armed forces today still use as guiding principles in an effort to enhance the moral... more
  • Following Israel s War of Independence in 1948 and 1949 the anticipated peace ... Following Israel s War of Independence in 1948 and 1949 the anticipated peace did not materialize and the new nation soon found itself embroiled in protracted military conflict with neighbouring Arab states. Demobilization of its armed forces led to... more
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