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Published: 29th April 2000
ISBN: 9780714680927
Number Of Pages: 294
Throughout the democratic world, armed forces are having to adapt to sweeping shifts in their domestic status. This book attempts to explore the possible implications of that situation for Israel - a state long considered a paradigmatic "nation in arms."
Containing an edited selection of papers presented at an international BESA conference held in 1998, this book presents an overview of current transformations in societal-military relations in the western world. Within the context of that framework, it then explores their specific manifestations in Israel. The result is a comprehensive study of a process which, in Israel as elsewhere, already affects the very fabric of a vital sphere of public life.
| Notes on Contributors | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. ix |
| Acknowledgments | p. xv |
| Shifting Paradigms | |
| Towards a Postmodern Military? | p. 3 |
| Addition, Multiplication and Step-Function: The 'Arithmetic' of Military Revolution in Modern Times | p. 27 |
| The Postmodern Military: Conscription or Professionalism? | p. 47 |
| Aspects of the New Environment | |
| Trends in the Political Control of Post-Cold War Armed Forces | p. 73 |
| Technology and Supreme Command | p. 89 |
| Varieties of Response | |
| Why Don't They Fight Each Other? Cultural Diversity and Operational Unity in Multinational Forces | p. 107 |
| Women in the Military: Gain or Regression? | p. 135 |
| Re-establishing the Force: The Revolution in Military Affairs in the Human Resource and Leadership Systems | p. 150 |
| Israeli Dilemmas | |
| The Dilemma of the Military Judge-Advocate General | p. 175 |
| The Media and the Military: From Collusion to Collision | p. 184 |
| The Social Construction of Israel's 'National Security' | p. 215 |
| The Scroll or the Sword? Tensions between Judaism and Military Service in Israel | p. 254 |
| Democracy, Internal War and Israeli Security | p. 274 |
| Index | p. 289 |
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ISBN: 9780714680927
ISBN-10: 0714680923
Series: Besa Studies in International Security
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 294
Published: 29th April 2000
Country of Publication: GB
Dimensions (cm): 21.59 x 13.97
x 2.54
Weight (kg): 0.4
Edition Number: 1
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