Beyond the Battlefield

The New Military Professionalism

Sam C. Sarkesian

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483190020
• Topic: Ciencias sociales
• Subtopic: Cultura popular

Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism presents the nature and character of military professionalism. This book describes the increasing tendency for the military to view professionalism mainly in terms of military skills. Organized into five parts encompassing 13 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the various concepts and definitions of military professionalism. This text then reexamines military professionalism in the post-Vietnam era with regard to perspectives on value convergence and empathy between military and society. Other chapters consider the changes in the international security environment and the complexity of national security policy. This book discusses as well the demands on the profession as a result of the changed security environment. The final chapter deals with the essential factors that establish the military mindset and world view, as well as determine the quality of civil–military relations. This book is a valuable resource for military professionals and sociologists.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Beyond the Battlefield: The New Military Professionalism
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1: The Dimensions of Military Professionalism
• II: Military Professionalism in a Changing Security Environment
• III: Politics, Professionalism, and the Political System
• IV : Challenge to Professionalism
• V: Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index