| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Series |
Children youth + war
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Making citizen soldiers -- Postwar peace activism and the Committee on Militarism in Education -- Successful organizing confronts the rising tide of war -- The decade they almost stopped school militarism -- Resisting school militarism in the Reagan era -- A resurgent national movement. |
| Summary |
"The Pentagon currently spends around $1.4 billion per year on recruiting and hundreds of millions annually on other marketing initiatives intended to convince the public to enlist-costly efforts to ensure a steady stream of new soldiers. The most important part of this effort is the Pentagon's decades-long drive to win over the teenage mind by establishing a beachhead in American high schools and colleges. Breaking the War Habit provides an original consideration of the militarization of schools in the United States and explores the prolonged battle to prevent the military from infiltrating and influencing public education. Focused on the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) in high schools and the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) in higher education, the authors expose the pervasive influence and economic leverage bestowed on the military as it recruits children and youth. Breaking the War Habit highlights those who have resisted the privileged status of the military and successfully challenged its position on campuses across the country. A "scrappy band of activists," the Committee on Militarism in Education (CME) initiated this work following World War I, publicizing the rise of school militarism and its implications. For two decades, CME's activism shaped public debate over the meaning of militarism in U.S. society and education settings, resulting in numerous victories against ROTC and JROTC programs. The authors also explore how, since the mid-1970s, military "counter-recruiters" have contested military recruiters' largely unchecked access to high school students, raising awareness of a "school-to-military pipeline" that concentrates recruitment in urban (predominantly Black and low-income) regions"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
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United States. Army. Junior ROTC.
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Committee on Militarism in Education (U.S.)
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Committee on Militarism in Education (U.S.) |
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United States. Army. Junior ROTC |
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United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps |
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Military education -- United States -- History.
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War and education -- United States -- History.
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Militarism -- United States -- History.
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Education and state -- United States -- History.
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Civil-military relations -- United States -- History.
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United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History.
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Civil-military relations |
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Education and state |
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Militarism |
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Military education |
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Recruiting and enlistment |
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War and education |
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United States |
| Genre/Form |
History
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| Added Author |
Harding, Scott, author.
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Howlett, Charles F., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780820362236 |
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Print version: 9780820362212 0820362212 9780820362229 0820362220 (DLC) 2021060248 (OCoLC)1285549205 |
| ISBN |
9780820362236 (electronic bk.) |
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0820362239 (electronic bk.) |
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9780820362212 |
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0820362212 |
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9780820362229 |
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0820362220 |
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