New Conscientious Objection - From Sacred to Secular Resistance

Zusatztext It combines scrupulous scholarly detail with a degree of sophistication in analysis and general conceptualization not equaled elsewhere in the literature....The editors have compiled a highly useful reference source for scholars and activists, and on that basis alone have produced a work worthy of inclusion in any private or institutional library....The book's quality and usefulness are beyond question. Klappentext Conscientious objection to military service has grown rapidly in recent years-this is the first comprehensive and scholarly treatment of the subject. The book examines the changing motives and patterns of conscientious objection as well as state policies toward objectors in the western world.

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• Authors: Charles C. (Professor of Sociology Moskos, Charles C. Chambers Moskos
• Assisted by: John Whiteclay Chambers (Editor), John Whiteclay Ii Chambers (Editor), Charles C. Moskos (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.1993
• EAN: 9780195079555
• ISBN: 978-0-19-507955-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories