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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458679103321

Titolo

Civil-military relations in Israel : essays in honor of Stuart A. Cohen / / edited by Elisheva Rosman-Stollman and Aharon Kampinsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-9417-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (283 p.)

Disciplina

322/.5095694

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - Israel

Electronic books.

Israel Armed Forces

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Armed Forces and the Polity through the Prism of Power; Chapter Two: Civil-Security Relations in Israel; Chapter Three: Who Controls the IDF?; Chapter Four: The IDF Moving Towards a Professional Force; Chapter Five: Constructing the Ideal Officer; Chapter Six: The Nature and Course of the Dialogue between the Civilian Sector and the Defense Establishment in Israel Regarding the Planning and Building of Military Installations and Bases; Chapter Seven: Women Singing, Cadets Leaving; Chapter Eight: Gender Segregation or Women's Exclusion?

Chapter Nine: Guardians and GuardsChapter Ten: Intentional Ambiguity; Chapter Eleven: Swords, Scrolls, and Civilization of the Military; Conclusion; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book brings together prominent scholars from different disciplines in the field of civil-military relations in both Israel and abroad, and provides rare access in English to quality scholarship in this area.</span></span>