Legitimacy and commitment in the military

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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