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03722aam a2200433 i 4500 001 C666B4506FD711EE93D6B80232ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231021010103 008 211103s2022 nyuab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021051854 020 $a 0190671459 020 $a 9780190671457 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a UB323 $b .R63 2022 082 00 $a 355.2/230973 $2 23/eng/20211115 100 1 $a Robillard, Michael, $e author. 245 10 $a Outsourcing duty : $b the moral exploitation of the American soldier / $c Michael J. Robillard and Bradley J. Strawser. 246 30 $a Moral exploitation of the American soldier 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2022] 300 $a xiv, 217 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Foreword / by Nancy Sherman -- Exploitiation vs. moral exploitation -- The moral exploitation of soldiers -- Soldier, citizen, and state -- Connections -- Prescriptions -- Conclusion -- Epilogue / by Cheyney Ryan -- Appendix: Criticisms, questions, & responses. 520 $a "Are contemporary soldiers exploited by the state and society which they defend? More specifically, have America's professional service members been uniquely exploited insofar as they have disproportionately carried the moral weight of America's collective war-fighting decisions since the inception of the all-volunteer force post-Vietnam and particularly since 9/11? In this work, Michael Robillard and Bradley Strawser argue that many of American soldiers have indeed been exploited in this unique way. By offering their original normative theory of 'moral exploitation'; the notion that persons or groups can be wrongfully exploited by being made to shoulder an excessive amount of moral responsibility, moral risk, and exposure to 'dirty hands', Robillard and Strawser make the case that such a state of affairs indeed describes America's present relationship with her military. By offering a thorough and in-depth analysis of some of the exploitative and misleading elements of present-day military recruitment, the pernicious civil-military divide existing between military members and the civilian principle both within the organs of government and the public at large, and the stifling effect that 'Thank You for Your Service', 'I support the troops' culture has had on serious public engagement concerning America's ongoing wars, Robillard and Strawser offer a tour de force of eye-opening arguments on the demoralizing state of affairs for the American soldier. They conclude by arguing for several normative and prudential prescriptions to help close this ever-widening fissure existing between America and its military and existing within America herself. In so doing, their work gives a much needed and urgent voice to America's other 1%"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Military service, Voluntary $x Moral and ethical aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Civil-military relations $z United States. 650 0 $a Exploitation. 650 6 $a Service militaire volontaire $x Aspect moral $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 6 $a Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire $z EÌtats-Unis. 650 6 $a Exploitation (Morale) 650 7 $a Civil-military relations. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00862889 650 7 $a Exploitation. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00918547 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 700 1 $a Strawser, Bradley Jay, $e author. 941 $a 1 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20231021031954.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C666B4506FD711EE93D6B80232ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search