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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: L. V. Scott (Lecturer in International Politics, Lecturer in International Politics, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Clarendon Press Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.533kg ISBN: 9780198204213ISBN 10: 0198204213 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 30 September 1993 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsThe coalition government and post-war conscription; the continuation of the call-up 1947-1948; the military argument for conscription; the1947 national service act; the politics of the naitonal service act; the convertibility crisis and its aftermath; the onset of the Cold War; defence policy, national service and the Cold War 1949-1951. Appendices: strength of the armed forces and women's services of the United Kingdom, 1938-1951; demobilization; summary of 1947-1948 national service scheme; breakdown of national service intake, 1929-1933; army organization - pre-war comparisons; principal persons.Reviews'very thorough monograph on the politics of national conscription' Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Dr Scott thoroughly understands the political, strategic and economic difficulties involved in post-war conscription and how these difficulties were intertwined. Conscription and the Attlee Governments is a wholly admirable work, properly founded on original sources.' Times Literary Supplement 'This is the first detailed study of conscription under the immediate post-war Labour administration ... The story is a fascinating one.' Bob Wyatt, The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Volume 44, No. 176, May 1994 ...meticulous detail...Scott tells his story in an orderly way...the book gives an exact sense of politicians at work, in a world of high politics where voters and even back-benchers only matter if they intrude. Parliamentary History any student of the postwar years will find much of interest and value in it. Albion Although Scott offers few surprises, he shows unusual analytical balance: as a lecturer in international relations who once worked for Denis Healey he handles external and domestic influences with equal assurance. English Historical Review Although Scott offers few surprises, he shows unusual analytical balance: as a lecturer in international relations who once worked for Denis Healey he handles external and domestic influences with equal assurance. * English Historical Review * any student of the postwar years will find much of interest and value in it. * Albion * ...meticulous detail...Scott tells his story in an orderly way...the book gives an exact sense of politicians at work, in a world of high politics where voters and even back-benchers only matter if they intrude. * Parliamentary History * 'This is the first detailed study of conscription under the immediate post-war Labour administration ... The story is a fascinating one.' Bob Wyatt, The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society, Volume 44, No. 176, May 1994 'Dr Scott thoroughly understands the political, strategic and economic difficulties involved in post-war conscription and how these difficulties were intertwined. Conscription and the Attlee Governments is a wholly admirable work, properly founded on original sources.' Times Literary Supplement 'very thorough monograph on the politics of national conscription' Times Higher Educational Supplement Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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