
The Soldier-citizen
Politics of the Polish Army After Communism
Andrew A. Michta(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 5. January 1998
Book
Hardback
155 pages
978-0-333-73116-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since the collapse of communism, the relationship between the Polish armed forces and the Polish government and society has been undergoing a transformation. This book examines that relationship, inspecting the institutional design of the defence establishment in Poland, and focusing on the process through which a former Warsaw Pact "coalition warfare" partner becomes a Western-style national army. The author uses Poland as a case study to mark the outer limits of change that the West can reasonably expect from post-communist countries with regard to the relationships between the military and civil society. The attempts to identify the general preconditions necessary for democratic civilian control over the military in countries where there is no historical precedent for civilian oversight.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
325 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-73116-1 (9780333731161)
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Person
ANDREW A. MICHTA is Associate Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the author of several books including Red Eagle: The Army in Polish Politics, 1944-1988.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction Civil-Military Relations Theory and the Polish Case Polish Military Tradition The Military Reform, 1990-2005 Civil-Military Relations: The Policies and the Politics Conclusion Index