Soldiering under occupation [[electronic resource] ] : processes of numbing among Israeli soldiers in the Al-Aqsa Intifada / / Erella Grassiani

• Autore: Grassiani Erella
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (168 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.9405/4
• Soggetto topico: Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000- - Atrocities; Soldiers - Israel - Social conditions; Soldiers - Israel - Moral conditions; Soldiers - Israel - Attitudes; Apathy; Military ethics - Israel; Military government - Israel; Human rights - Israel; Human rights - West Bank; Human rights - Gaza Strip
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Understanding Israeli soldiers -- Israel: a militarized society -- Uprisings -- Soldiers as perpetrators -- Misbehaviour and violence -- Conclusion -- Studying soldiers -- Becoming or being a perpetrator -- Space, power, (mis)behaviour and morality -- Physical closeness and distance -- Constructed moralities in speech -- Moral disengagement and denial -- Perpetrators' accounts -- Conclusion -- Checkpoints, arrests and patrols: spaces of occupation -- Policing by soldiers: dirty work -- Checkpoints: obstruction of passage -- Arrests and 'straw widows': entering the private Palestinian domain -- Patrolling -- Conclusion -- Performing as occupiers: operational dynamics -- Routine -- Relations of power -- Tired, bored and scared: emotional, physical and cognitive numbing -- Anger, boredom, frustration and more: the emotional dimension -- Hot, cold and tired: the physical dimension -- Unclear categories and uncertainty: implications of the cognitive dimension -- Conclusion -- Blurring morals: the numbed moral competence of soldiers -- Moral professionalism -- Cognitive blurring -- Detachment: 'not thinking about it' -- Conclusion -- Morality in speech: discursive strategies of soldiers -- The minimization of moral agency -- Professionalism (miktsoayut) -- Bottom-up: soldiers' talk -- Strategic talk -- Ideology -- No need for explanation -- Critical voices: moral re-sensitizing -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- The systemic approach: taking the Israeli case outside of its borders.
• Sommario/riassunto: Often, violent behavior or harassment from a soldier is dismissed by the military as unacceptable acts by individuals termed, "rotten apples." In this study, the author argues that this dismissal is unsatisfactory and that there is an urgent need to look at the (mis)behavior of soldiers from a structural point of view. When soldiers serve as an occupational force, they find themselves in a particular situation influenced by structural circumstances that heavily influence their behavior and moral decision-making. This study focuses on young Israeli men and their experiences as combat soldier
• Titolo autorizzato: Soldiering under occupation
• ISBN: 1-78238-228-3; 1-78238-229-1; 0-85745-957-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453101303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II