Demobbed


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What happened when millions of British servicemen were demobbed demobilized after World War II? Most had been absent for years, and the joy of arrival was often clouded with ambivalence, regrets, and fears. Returning soldiers faced both practical and psychological problems, from reasserting their place in the family home to rejoining a much-altered labor force. Civilians worried that their homecoming heroes had been barbarized by their experiences and would bring crime and violence back from the battlefield. Drawing on personal letters and diaries, newspapers, reports, novels, and films, Alan Allport illuminates the darker side of the homecoming experience for ex-servicemen, their families, and society at large a gripping story that s in danger of being lost to national memory."




Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration


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"Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration, or DDR, has been widely advocated for decades as an essential component of postconflict peacebuilding. But DDR in practice has generated more questions than answers. Does the approach work, contributing to postconflict stabilization and the reintegration of former combatants? Can it work better? What constitutes success? What accounts for failures? Do the potential risks outweigh the potential benefits? Drawing on his extensive experience in the field, Desmond Molloy considers these questions and more as he traces the evolution of DDR theory and practice from the mid-1980s to the present"--Publisher's website.




Demobilization in Subsaharan Africa


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In the early and mid-1900s, several African countries demobilized part of their armed forces. This book analyzes, in the light of Africa's large development challenges and continuing wars and insecurity, the question of how demobilizations have contributed to peace and human development. It also explores what we can learn from the different approaches that have been taken.




Polarized and Demobilized


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A frank assessment of how burgeoning authoritarianism among elites has divided Palestinians and divested them of political power.




Mobilization and Demobilization Problems


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Keeping Down the Black Vote


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"Keeping Down the Black Vote" offers a controversial examination of how the American political system works to suppress the vote--especially the votes of African Americans and minorities.




Demobilization Planning and Operation in the Quartermaster Corps


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This monograph is based primarily on data maintained in the main files of the Office of the Quartermaster General by the Mail and Records Branch. Demobilization activities cut across all functions of the Quartermaster Corps, and these files were supplemented by data obtained in particular branches, such as the Requirements Branch of the Military Planning Division, the Contract Termination Branch of the Procurement Division, and the Stock Control Branch of the Storage and Distribution Division. To correlate activities at the Office of the Quartermaster General and at the depots use was made of several monographs on depot activities prepared by historians at these installations. The depot record was further supplemented by interviews with key personnel, both military and civilian, at the major procuring depots.







The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements


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The Handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research. It not only maps, but also expands the field of social movement studies, taking stock of recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the state of the art with attempts to broaden our knowledge of social movements beyond classic theoretical agendas, and to identify the contribution that social movement studies can give to other fields of knowledge.




War, Demobilization and Memory


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This volume examines the impact of the wars in the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1830, focusing both on the military, economic, political, social and cultural demobilization that occurred immediately at their end, and their long-term legacy and memory.