Book Description
Beskrivelse af: the sociological literature on military affairs, of military sociology. This field is defined to all those situations and structures where the element of organized violence constitutes a major and legitimate preoccupation - as a readily available means to some shared objective or as a potential last resort against attacks on the social order. The text includes: 1. The profession of arms. 2. Military organizations. 3. The military system. 4. Civil-military relations. 5. War and warfare. The annotated bibliography includes: General. The military profession: managers of violence. Military organization as social structure. The military system: interdepence of armed forces and society. Civil-military relations. Study of war and warfare.
