Fighting for Rights

by Ronald R. Krebs

Book Overview

Leaders around the globe have long turned to the armed forces as a "school for the nation." Debates over who serves continue to arouse passion today because the military's participation policies are seen as shaping politics beyond the military, specifically the politics of identity and citizenship. Yet how and when do these policies transform patterns of citizenship? Military service, Ronald R. Krebs argues, can play a critical role in bolstering...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801444659
• ISBN13: 9780801444654
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher