The new citizen armies : Israel's armed forces in comparative perspective / editor, Stuart A. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cohen, Stuart, 1946-

Series:

BESA studies in international security.

BESA studies in international security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel.

Israel.

Civil-military relations--Israel.

Civil-military relations.

Military art and science--Cross-cultural studies.

Military art and science.

Israel--Armed Forces.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This edited book constitutes the first detailed attempt at a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are currently affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and their place in Israeli society. Focusing primarily on deviations from the traditional norm of universal military service, the book compares the emergence of a new type of ""citizen army"" in Israel with the formats that have in recent decades become evident in other western democracies.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Part I Continuities and their manifestations; 1 The enduring citizen-soldier tradition in the United States; 2 Recruiting the all-volunteer force: Continuity and change in the British Army, 1963-2008; 3 The Royal Netherlands Army, 1814-2008: The rise and decline of a citizen army?; 4 Reversing the tide of Jewish history: Culture and the creation of Israel's "people's army"; Part II Change: Causes and constraints; 5 Operational and technological incentives and disincentives for force transformation

6 Strategic and political factors preventing the shift from "citizen armies" to professional militaries 7 Gender issues in the transformation to an all-volunteer force: A transnational perspective; 8 Conscription versus recruitment through markets: Economic considerations; 9 The officer corps in the all-volunteer army: The American experiment continues; 10 Up from the ashes: The re-professionalization of the Canadian armed forces after the "Somalia Affair"; Part III Israeli dilemmas and experiences; 11 Where will the women be?: Gendered implications of the decline of Israel's citizen army

12 From the "citizen army" to the "market army": Israel as a case study 13 Teaching citizens to be professional soldiers: IDF responses and their implications; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-135-16956-X

1-282-57593-7

9786612575938

0-203-86171-X

9780203861714

OCLC:

609855039