Armed Forces & Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal articles from June 2000

Armed Forces & Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal archives from June 2000

Why Don't Minorities Join Special Operations Forces?
June 22, 2000... For the past several decades, in the belief that a force drawn proportionately from society is most likely to respect and advance society's values and goals, the military has sought to achieve racial balance while still maintaining force...

Cultural Dynamics of Civic Action in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, 1967-1968.
June 22, 2000... FARIS R. KIRKLAND [*] History offers many examples of military intervention in foreign cultures for comparatively benign, if ultimately manipulative, purposes. These purposes have included religious enlightenment, economic development,...

Distinctive Military Attitudes among U.S. Enlistees, 1976-1997: Self-Selection versus Socialization.
June 22, 2000... An issue of perennial interest is whether, and to what extent, distinctive attitudes exist among military personnel--views that set them apart from civilian political leaders and the general populace. An earlier examination of this issue [1]...

The Politics of Language in Multiethnic Militaries: The Case of Oriental Jews in the Israel Defence Forces, 1950-1959.
June 22, 2000... In the name of "equal rights for equal obligations," ethnic groups seek entry into the military (e.g., South Africa or the new republics in the former territories of the Soviet Union). Members of these groups frequently do not have command of...

Civil-Military Relations in Democratizing Indonesia: Change amidst Continuity.
June 22, 2000... In a generic sense, civil-military relations involve the whole array of relationships between the armed forces and different segments of society in which they exist and operate. The interactions can range from the civilian domination of the...

The Military and the Consolidation of Democracy: The Recent Turkish Experience.
June 22, 2000... The significant differences among regions and even countries about the relations between governments and militaries make it impossible to develop an overarching theory of civil-military relations and the prospects for the consolidation of...

The Rise and Decline of the State.
June 22, 2000... Martin van Creveld, The Rise and Decline of the State. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. 439. $54.95, hardcover; $19.95, paperback. Was it Mark Twain who said, "Reports of my death are much exaggerated"? The same might be...

The Military Factor in Social Change.
June 22, 2000... Henry Barbera, The Military Factor in Social Change, New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction, 1998, vol. 1, From Provincial to Political Society. Pp. 246. $39.95, hardcover; and vol. 2, The State as Revolution. Pp. 338. $49.95, hardcover. Because...

Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph?
June 22, 2000... Ralph Peters, Fighting for the Future: Will America Triumph? Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1999. Pp. 210. $19.95, hardcover. Just as NATO Operation Allied Force in Kosovo intensified, a new book examined how to win the battles of...

The Political Economy of NATO: Past, Present, and into the 21st Century.
June 22, 2000... Todd Sandler and Keith Hartley, The Political Economy of NATO: Past, Present, and into the 21st Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. 306. $59.95, hardcover; $22.95, paperback. This book provides a political economy...

Proud to Be.
June 22, 2000... Kelly Flinn, Proud to Be. New York: Random House, 1997. Pp. 259. $23.00, hardcover. Air Force Lieutenant Kelly Flinn achieved a measure of fame in 1995 when she became the first female pilot to fly a B-52 Stratofortress. Less than two...

First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy.
June 22, 2000... Sharon Hanley Disher, First Class: Women Join the Ranks at the Naval Academy. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998. Pp. 374. $32.95, hardcover. In this book, Disher paints a realistic and compelling portrait of the first women...