{"product_id":"conscription-in-the-twentieth-century","title":"Conscription in the Twentieth Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis collection reveals conscription as one of the most powerful—and coercive—tools of the modern state, a litmus test for the relationship between governments, militaries, and the people they claim to defend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmericans often view their military through the lens of confident exceptionalism—a belief that the challenges faced by other nations could never take root in the United States. Our history, we tell ourselves, proves it. Yet a closer look at how Americans have responded to military service reveals a far more complicated story: moments of internal rebellion, mass resistance to conscription, ethically fraught wars, and recurring gaps between the military and the society it serves. These realities call not for complacency, but for humility—and for serious engagement with the experiences of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConscription in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e confronts one of the most fundamental questions in civil-military relations: who serves. While often framed as a uniquely American debate, this question has shaped national identity, citizenship, social cohesion, and political legitimacy across the world and in different types of government. Drawing on a remarkable range of international case studies, this volume shows how conscription has unified societies and fractured them, strengthened democratic legitimacy and exposed its absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a moment when democracies confront politicized militaries, recruiting crises, declining public trust, and widening civil-military divides, the lessons of this book are both timely and urgent. Essential reading for students of military history and civil-military relations, \u003ci\u003eConscription in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e will also speak directly to policymakers, military professionals, and anyone grappling with the future of democratic defense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57306002981208,"sku":"9780700643530","price":59.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780700643530.jpg?v=1778917559","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/conscription-in-the-twentieth-century","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}