Introduction
Theoretical Issues: Values, Legitimacy, and Commitment
Limits of Military Legitimacy and Its Relation to Military
Commitment by Reuven Gal
Between Social Legitimation and Moral Legitimacy in Military
Commitment by Hillel Levine
Values: The Ultimate Determinants of Commitment and Legitimacy by
Donald L. Lang
Commitment in Military Systems by Charles A. Cotton
Sources of Legitimacy and Commitment
The Legitimation of Combat for the Soldier by Frederick J. Manning
and David H. Marlowe
State and Conscience: Stages of Conscientious Objection to Military
Service by Charles C. Moskos
The Threat to the Legitimacy of War Posed by the Fallen Soldier:
The Case of Israel by Eugene C. Weiner
Commitment and Legitimacy Manifested and Measured: Nations and
Organizations
Armed Forces and Political Legitimacy in Tropical Africa by Claude
E. Welch, Jr.
Educational Benefits and the Legitimacy of Military Service by
David R. Segal and Jere Cohen
Societal Effects on Soldier Commitment in the Vietnamese, U.S.,
Soviet, and Israeli Armies by Wm. Darryl Henderson
Commitment in the Military: The Army Reserve Case by Thomas C.
Wyatt
Conclusion
Recommended Additional Reading
Index
An international group of leading behavioral scientists explore the issues of legitimacy and commitment in the military, critically analyzing current fault lines and future trends in this area. Specific wars, such as in Vietnam and Algeria, military organizations, including the Soviet, Israeli, and U.S. Armies, and the individual soldier are scrutinized.
THOMAS C. WYATT is President of Decision Sciences, Inc., in
Virginia and serves as Adjunct Professor at George Mason
University. He is a recognized authority on Reserve Components of
military forces of the United States and other nations.
REUVEN GAL was previously Chief Psychologist of the Israeli Defence
Force and has also served as a combat officer in an elite infantry
unit of the IDF. He has taught at Haifa University in Israel and
was also a Visiting Professor at Boston University. His book A
Portrait of the Israeli Soldier was published by Greenwood Press in
1986.
?Both the American Wyatt and the Israeli Gal served in the armed
forces of their respective nations and are military scholars and
advisors. The book is based on the premise that post- WW II wars
are different in that legitimacy and commitment take precedence
over the more conventional concerns of weapons, training, and
tactics. Military organizations and the men and women in them are
also different. The work is divided into three parts addressing
theoretical issues, sources of legitimacy and commitment, and how
legitimacy and commitment are manifested and measured in nations
and military organizations today. The contributors to the 11
chapters represent a wide range of disciplines--psychology,
sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, and military studies.
They also represent a variety of nations and perspectives.
Legitimacy is approached from the perspective of the extent to
which the individual shares the values and the legal authority of
the organization. Commitment is presented as a more difficult
concept, full of ideological and policy considerations. In the fall
of 1990, as the world is on the verge of war in the Middle East,
questions of legitimacy and commitment in the military are very
urgent. Civilian and military leaders would be well advised to
consider the thoughts presented in this work. Upper-division
undergraduates and above.?-Choice
"Both the American Wyatt and the Israeli Gal served in the armed
forces of their respective nations and are military scholars and
advisors. The book is based on the premise that post- WW II wars
are different in that legitimacy and commitment take precedence
over the more conventional concerns of weapons, training, and
tactics. Military organizations and the men and women in them are
also different. The work is divided into three parts addressing
theoretical issues, sources of legitimacy and commitment, and how
legitimacy and commitment are manifested and measured in nations
and military organizations today. The contributors to the 11
chapters represent a wide range of disciplines--psychology,
sociology, history, philosophy, anthropology, and military studies.
They also represent a variety of nations and perspectives.
Legitimacy is approached from the perspective of the extent to
which the individual shares the values and the legal authority of
the organization. Commitment is presented as a more difficult
concept, full of ideological and policy considerations. In the fall
of 1990, as the world is on the verge of war in the Middle East,
questions of legitimacy and commitment in the military are very
urgent. Civilian and military leaders would be well advised to
consider the thoughts presented in this work. Upper-division
undergraduates and above."-Choice
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