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BL
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1002104
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b756474
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| Main Entry
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Roth-Douquet, Kathy,1964-
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| Title & Author
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AWOL : : the unexcused absence of America's upper classes from the military -- and how it hurts our country /\ Kathy Roth-Douquet and Frank Schaeffer.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Collins,, ©2006.
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| Page. NO
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xii, 241 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0060888598
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: 0060888601
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: 9780060888596
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: 9780060888602
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- It's personal -- "Not people like us" : or how the privileged see the military -- The military's view of what it does -- The emergence of the gap -- The rights of the individual trump the virtues of the citizen -- How the gap affects the military and the mission -- Why do we even need the military? -- What if we don't fix the problem? -- Solutions.
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| Abstract
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Examines the increasing problem resulting from the fact that the people who make, support, or protest military policy have no military experience, analyzing the disconnect between military service and the privileged elite.
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Elite (Social sciences)-- United States-- History-- 21st century.
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Military service, Voluntary-- United States.
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Upper class-- United States-- History-- 21st century.
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Classes supérieures-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 21e siècle.
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Élite (Sciences sociales)-- États-Unis-- Histoire-- 21e siècle.
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Service militaire volontaire-- États-Unis.
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Abwesenheit
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Elite (Social sciences)
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Elite (Social sciences)-- United States-- History-- 21st century.
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Jugend
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Military service, Voluntary-- United States.
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Military service, Voluntary.
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Oberschicht
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Recruiting and enlistment.
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Social conditions.
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Upper class-- United States-- History-- 21st century.
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Upper class.
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Wehrdienst
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United States, Armed Forces, Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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United States, Social conditions, 21st century.
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États-Unis, Conditions sociales, 21e siècle.
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États-Unis, Forces armées, Recrutement.
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United States, Armed Forces, Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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United States, Social conditions, 21st century.
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United States.
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.2/23620973
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| LC Classification
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UB323.R68 2006
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| NLM classification
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E712.25clc
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| Added Entry
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Schaeffer, Frank.
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