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Description of  Identity, Motivation and Memory: The Role of History in the British and German Forces (Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Work, Professions and Organisations)

This book explores the connection between British and German officer cadets perceptions of the past and their motivations for enlisting in the military forces in the United Kingdom and Germany. Drawing upon qualitative interviews and survey data conducted at officers academies in the UK and Germany, the author offers a comparative analysis using differing approaches towards history and memory in Britain and Germany, while considering the roles of individual goals and societal orientations in the decision to enlist. Employing the notion of pragmatic professionalism, which reflects the fact that occupational and institutional reasons for enlisting are not opposite points on a single scale, Read more