The soldier and the state : the theory and politics of civil-military relations /
Huntington, Samuel P.
The soldier and the state : the theory and politics of civil-military relations / Samuel P. Huntington. - xiii, 534 p ; 25 cm -
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 469-517).
Officership as a profession -- Rise of the military profession in Western society -- Military mind: conservative realism of the professional military ethic -- Power, professionalism, and ideology: civil-military relations in theory -- Germany and Japan: civil-military relations in practice -- Ideological constant: the liberal society versus military professionalism -- Structural constant: the conservative constitution versus civilian control -- Roots of the American military tradition before the Civil War -- Creation of the American military profession -- Failure of the neo-Hamiltonian compromise, 1890-1920 -- Constancy of interwar civil-military relations -- World War II: the alchemy of power -- Civil-military relations in the postwar decade -- Political roles of the Joint Chiefs -- Separation of powers and Cold War defense -- Departmental structure of civil-military relations -- Toward a new equilibrium.
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Civil supremacy over the military--United States.
Civil supremacy over the military.
Civil-military relations--History.--United States
UA23 / .H92
The soldier and the state : the theory and politics of civil-military relations / Samuel P. Huntington. - xiii, 534 p ; 25 cm -
Bibliographical references included in "Notes" (p. 469-517).
Officership as a profession -- Rise of the military profession in Western society -- Military mind: conservative realism of the professional military ethic -- Power, professionalism, and ideology: civil-military relations in theory -- Germany and Japan: civil-military relations in practice -- Ideological constant: the liberal society versus military professionalism -- Structural constant: the conservative constitution versus civilian control -- Roots of the American military tradition before the Civil War -- Creation of the American military profession -- Failure of the neo-Hamiltonian compromise, 1890-1920 -- Constancy of interwar civil-military relations -- World War II: the alchemy of power -- Civil-military relations in the postwar decade -- Political roles of the Joint Chiefs -- Separation of powers and Cold War defense -- Departmental structure of civil-military relations -- Toward a new equilibrium.
9780674817364 0674817362 0674817354 9780674817357
57006349
GB5708085 bnb
(AMICUS)000001215937 001772860 Uk
Civil supremacy over the military--United States.
Civil supremacy over the military.
Civil-military relations--History.--United States
UA23 / .H92