Militarism and Israeli society / edited by Gabriel Sheffer and Oren Barak.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sheffer, Gabriel.

Barak, Oren.

Series:

Israel studies book.

Israel studies book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations--Israel.

Civil-military relations.

Militarism--Israel.

Militarism.

Israel--Politics and government--1993-.

Israel.

Physical Description:

vii, 386 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging the established view that the civilian sector in Israel has been predominant over its security sector since the state's independence in 1948, this volume critically and systematically reexamines the relationship between these sectors and provides a deeper, more nuanced view of their interactions. Individual chapters cast light on the formal and informal arrangements, connections, and dynamic relations that closely tie Israel's security sector to the country's culture, civil society, political system, economy, educational system, gender relations, and the media. Among the issues and events discussed are Israel's separation barrier, the impact of Israel's military confrontations with the Palestinians and other Middle Eastern states--especially Lebanon--and the impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Israeli case offers insights about the role of the military and security in democratic nations in contemporary times.

Contents:

Introduction / Gabriel Sheffer and Oren Barak

The study of civil-military relations in Israel: a new perspective / Oren Barak and Gabriel Sheffer

Military knowledge and weak civilian control in the reality of low intensity conflict : the Israeli case / Kobi Michael

Civil society, the military, and national security: the case of Israel's security zone in South Lebanon / Avraham Sela

Intractable conflict and the media / Yoram Peri

Tensions between military service and Jewish orthodoxy in Israel: implications imagined and real / Stuart A. Cohen

From "obligatory militarism" to "contractual militarism" : competing models of citizenship / Yagil Levy, Edna Lomsky-Feder, and Noa Harel

Shadow lands: the use of land resources for security needs in Israel / Amiram Oren

"The battle over our homes": reconstructing/decontructing sovereign practices around Israel's separation barrier on the West Bank / Yuval Feinstein and Uri Ben-Eliezer

The debate over the defense budget in Israel / Zalam F. Shiffer

Civilian control over the army in Israel and France / Samy Cohen

The making of Israel's political-security culture / Amir Bar-Or

The discourses of "psychology" and the "normalization" of war in contemporary Israel / Edna Lomsky-Feder and Eyal Ben-Ari

Visual representations of IDF women soldiers and "civil-militarism" in Israel / Chava Brownfield-Stein

Contradictory representation of the IDF in cultural texts of the 1980's / Yuval Benziman

Military and society since 9/11: retrospect and prospect / Christopher Dandeker.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612555152

0-253-00420-9

1-282-55515-4

OCLC:

639532381