Journal article
Dying to Belong: Recruitment of Civilian Soldiers
Social Alternatives, Vol.23(3), pp.11-14
2004
Abstract
Fighting for your country is an internationally recognised call to arms. The propaganda recruitment drives of both the great wars of the twentieth century stressed the patriotic nature of the war, urging young men to rally in support of their country or, more abstractly, of the values held dear in their land. In cases of threatened invasion the logic of these recruitment messages is clear: repel the newcomers or lose your livelihood, possibly your life, along with access to, and ability to make use of, the land. The idea that to fight or die for one's country earns a sense of belonging, or possibly ownership is the assumption explored here.
Details
- Title
- Dying to Belong: Recruitment of Civilian Soldiers
- Authors
- Lynette Finch (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.23(3), pp.11-14
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2004
- ISSN
- 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2004 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448776402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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