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

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

Psychological Propaganda: The War of Ideas on Ideas During the First Half of the Twentieth Century.
March 22, 2000... If a historical narrative must have a beginning, the origins of the modern story of propaganda in warfare are, at least, precise: January 1622. That month, Pope Gregory XV took stock of the religious wars in Bohemia, Alsace, and the Palatinate...

General John Shalikashvili and the Civil-Military Relations of Peacekeeping.
March 22, 2000... American willingness to engage in peacekeeping depends not only on public opinion or on the opinions of its elected officials, but also on the views of its so-called "experts in the management of violence," its soldiers. [1] But the American...

Decision-Makers or Decision-Takers? Military Missions and Civilian Control in Democratic South America.
March 22, 2000... The South American military stands at an unparalleled point in history, as two great forces--one having ended and the other begun--have crossed its path. The Soviet Union has fallen, and most of the guerrilla movements that once threatened...

The Effect of Declining Military Influence on Defense Budgets in Latin America.
March 22, 2000... Despite a tradition of military governments in many Latin American [1] countries, a relatively small, yet stable, portion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is allocated to defense: the defense burden has remained below 2 percent since 1970, and...

The Transformation of the South African National Defence Force: A Good Beginning.
March 22, 2000... The purpose of this article is to examine how the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa (RSA) has managed initially to reconstruct its defense force to make it more representative of the nation's ethnic diversity, offer more equity as an...

Measuring the Cohesion of Military Communities.
March 22, 2000... In the military a strong sense of community among members and their families can be expected to influence satisfaction with military life and the performance of military duties. Research has consistently documented relationships between quality...

The Collapse of the Soviet Military.
March 22, 2000... William E. Odom, The Collapse of the Soviet Military. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998. Pp. 532. $35.00, hardcover. General Odom's book has a grand sweep to it. It is far more than a chronicle of the collapse of the Soviet...

The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Kevin Phillips, The Cousins' Wars: Religion, Politics, and the Triumph of Anglo-America. New York: Basic Books, 1999. Pp. xxviii--707. $35.00, hardcover. Kevin Phillips, best known as a political analyst, has written a work of sweeping...

The Pity of War.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Niall Ferguson, The Pity of War. New York: Basic Books, 1999. Pp. 563. $30.00, hardcover. In writing The Pity of War, Niall Ferguson applies critical and at times contentious analysis to ten questions regarding the genesis, conduct, and...

Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Stuart I. Rochester and Frederick Kiley, Honor Bound: American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998. Pp. 796. $36.95, hardcover. Honor Bound is as complete and definitive a history of the...

The Principles of War for the Information Age.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Robert R. Leonhard, The Principles of War for the Information Age. Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1998. Pp. 287. $24.00, hardcover. What is the key to victories in future wars? How should the United States wage war in the twenty-first century?...

Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United States and Canada.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Laurie Weinstein and Christie C. White, eds., Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United States and Canada. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 1997. Pp. 252. $24.95, paperback. Scholars of gender and the military will find a new...

Gender Camouflage: Women and the U.S. Military.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Francine D'Amico and Laurie Weinstein, eds., Gender Camouflage: Women and the U.S. Military. New York: New York University Press, 1999. Pp. 320. $19.95, paperback; $55.00, hardcover. Gender Camouflage is an edited volume of readings that...

Call Sign Revlon: The Life and Death of Navy Fighter Pilot Kara Hultgreen.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Sally Spears, Call Sign Revlon: The Life and Death of Navy Fighter Pilot Kara Hultgreen. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1998. Pp. 306. $27.95, hardcover. Written by Kara Hultgreen's mother, Call Sign Revlon uses an interesting mix...

Gun Barrel Politics: Party-Army Relations in Mao's China.(Review)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... Fang Zhu, Gun Barrel Politics: Party-Army Relations in Mao's China. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1998. Pp. 274. $75.00, hardcover. An analysis of the relationship between the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Chinese Communist...

Fire in the East: The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Paul Bracken, Fire in the East: The Rise of Asian Military Power and the Second Nuclear Age. New York: Harper Collins, 1999. Pp. 186. $25.00, hardcover. Few books offer original insights about geopolitics and strategy, a concise writing...