| Description |
viii, 196 p. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 78, no. 3
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-190) and index. |
| Contents |
[Pt.] 1: Historical overview of national service. Cracking the atom of civic power / Harris Wofford -- The volunteering decision / Paul C. Light -- New directions : service and the Bush administration's civic agenda / John M. Bridgeland, Stephen Goldsmith, and Leslie Lenkowsky -- Suddenly serviceable / Richard Just -- Volunteerism and legislation : a guidance note / Inter-Parliamentary Union, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and United Nations Volunteers -- [Pt.] 2: Military service and conscription. Rumors about a draft are false / Donald H. Rumsfeld -- Bring back the draft / Charles B. Rangel -- The case for the draft / Phillip Carter and Paul Galstris -- An army of the willing / Richard A. Posner -- Schroder to end conscription in push for EU rapid reaction force / Tony Paterson -- [Pt.] 3: Youth and the draft. Considering the draft / Max Friedman -- Well, no, they won't go / John Cook -- Young people fear return of military draft / Marian Gail Brown -- Teens frown on national service requirement / Dennis Welch -- [Pt.] 4: Community service programs. Desire to serve stays for AmeriCorps alums : study : members of program likely to have more civic responsibility / David Tarrant -- AmeriCorps steps up, digs in / Ken Leiser -- Peace Corps finds renewed passion in volunteerism / John Faherty -- How UN volunteer system assists Kenya / Peter Mwaura -- Do the nation a service / John McCain -- Denial of service / Julian Sanchez -- Muting the call to service / Dave Eggers -- [Pt.] 5: Mandatory universal national service. Monterey Bay campus is a role model / Eric Slater -- Kids with a cause / Cathy Gulli -- Uncle Sam wants you / Alan Khazei and Michael Brown -- September 11, 2001 : the case for universal service / Robert E. Litan -- A bad idea whose time is past : the case against universal service / Bruce Chapman -- Doing disservice / Drake Bennett -- A nation of servants : defining public service for the twenty-first century / Alan W. Dowd -- Appendix. Statement upon signing order establishing the Peace Corps (Executive Order 10924) / John F. Kennedy -- Appendix. National service timeline / Corporation for National & Community Service. |
| Subject |
National service -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Eniclerico, Ronald.
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| Added Title |
National service |
| ISBN |
0824210611 (alk. paper) |
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9780824210618 |
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