The tombstone in Israel's military cemetery since 1948 : Israel's transition from collectivism to individualism / Yossi Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kats, Yosef, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sepulchral monuments--Israel--History--20th century.

Sepulchral monuments.

National cemeteries--Israel--History--20th century.

National cemeteries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (438 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, [Germany] ; Jerusalem, [Israel] : De Gruyter Oldenbourg : Magnes, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Military cemeteries are one of the most prominent cultural landscapes of Israel. Their story reflects largely the main social processes that Israeli society has been undergoing since the War of Independence (1948) until today. Until the end of the 1970's, the military tombstones and their surroundings were uniform and equal, according to rules set by the State. However, since the 1980's families of the fallen soldiers started to add on the tombstone personal expressions, as well as personal objects, photographs, military artifacts etc. Thus the military tombstone and the Israeli military cemetery became one of the expressions of the dramatic transformation, from a society which emphasized the importance of the collective, to a society which intensifies the significance of the individual. The book is based on many archival documents, as well as interviews and photographs, all of which shed light on one of the most sensitive issues in Israeli society and express its importance as a central component of Israeli identity.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Institutional Frameworks

Chapter 2. The Spatial Frameworks

Chapter 3. From a Military Cemetery to a Cemetery for the Security Forces

Chapter 4. The Tombstone

Chapter 5. The Uniform Inscription

Chapter 6. Preserving the Essential Uniformity

Chapter 7. Uniformity is Tested by an Era of Polarization

Chapter 8. Towards a Revolution Incorporating Personal Expression in the Inscription

Chapter 9. The Inscription Providing Personal Expression

Chapter 10. Internal Fissures in the Rule of Uniformity

Chapter 11. Everyone Does as He Sees Fit

Postscript: An Unfinished Story

Bibliography

Index of names and subjects

Index of places

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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ISBN:

9783110309119

3110309114

9783110369762

3110369761

OCLC:

979955101