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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Publication date
November 3, 2016
Pages
336
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780700623204
ISBN-10
0700623205
Original list price
$34.95
Other format details
university press
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âWhen I became secretary of defense,â Ashton B. Carter said when announcing that the Pentagon would open all combat jobs to women, âI made a commitment to building Americaâs force of the future. In the twenty-first century, that requires drawing strength from the broadest possible pool of talent.â
That âpool of talentââand how our nationâs civilian and military leaders have tried to fill itâis what Military Service and American Democracy is all about. William Taylor chronicles and analyzes the long and ever-changing history of that often contentious and controversial effort, from the initiation of Americaâs first peacetime draft just before our entry into World War II up to present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A history that runs from the selective service era of 1940â1973 through the era of the All-Volunteer Force of 1973 to the present, his book details the many personnel policies that have shaped, controlled, and defined American military service over the last eight decades. Exploring the individual and group identities excluded from official personnel policy over timeâAfrican Americans, women, and gays among othersâTaylor shows how military service has been an arena of contested citizenship, one in which American values have been tested, questioned, and ultimately redefined. Yet, we see how this process has resulted in greater inclusiveness and expanded opportunities in military service while encouraging and shaping similar changes in broader society.
In the distinction between compulsory and voluntary military service, Taylor also examines the dichotomy between national security and individual libertyâtwo competing ideals that have existed in constant tension throughout the history of American democracy.
That âpool of talentââand how our nationâs civilian and military leaders have tried to fill itâis what Military Service and American Democracy is all about. William Taylor chronicles and analyzes the long and ever-changing history of that often contentious and controversial effort, from the initiation of Americaâs first peacetime draft just before our entry into World War II up to present-day conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. A history that runs from the selective service era of 1940â1973 through the era of the All-Volunteer Force of 1973 to the present, his book details the many personnel policies that have shaped, controlled, and defined American military service over the last eight decades. Exploring the individual and group identities excluded from official personnel policy over timeâAfrican Americans, women, and gays among othersâTaylor shows how military service has been an arena of contested citizenship, one in which American values have been tested, questioned, and ultimately redefined. Yet, we see how this process has resulted in greater inclusiveness and expanded opportunities in military service while encouraging and shaping similar changes in broader society.
In the distinction between compulsory and voluntary military service, Taylor also examines the dichotomy between national security and individual libertyâtwo competing ideals that have existed in constant tension throughout the history of American democracy.
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About: âWhen I became secretary of defense,â Ashton B.
About: âWhen I became secretary of defense,â Ashton B.
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