Democratic Societies and Their Armed Forces: Israel in Comparative Context (Besa Studies in International Security)
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Book
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ISBN 10
0714650382
Category
355-Military Science
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Publication Year
2000
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Pages
294
Subject
Israel. Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʾel -- Congresses; National security -- Israel -- Congresses; Israel -- Armed Forces -- Congresses;
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These papers are an edited selection from the BESA conference of 1998. They present an overview of transformations in societal-military relations in the western world, and the specific manifestations in Israel. - from Amzon
Biblio Notes
PART I SHIFTING PARADIGMS
1. Towards a Postmodern Military? Charles Moskos……………....................….p. 3
2. Addition, Multiplication and Step-Function: The 'Arithmetic' of Military Revolution in Modern Times John Gooch………………................................................…..p. 27
3. The Postmodern Military: Conscription or Professionalism? Fabrizio Battistelli…………………………………………………………………….....................................p. 47
PART II ASPECTS OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT
4. Trends in the Political Control of Post-Cold War Armed Forces Bernard Boene……………………………………………………………………..................................……..p. 73
5. Technology and Supreme Command Eliot A. Cohen …….................…………p. 89
PART III VARIETIES OF RESPONSE
6. Why Don't They Fight Each Other? Cultural Diversity and Operational Unity in Multinational Forces Efrat Elron and Boas Shamir and Eyal Ben-Ari…………………………………………………………...............................................…....p. 107
7. Women in the Military: Gain or Regression? Martin Van Creveld.............p. 135
8. Re-establishing the Force: The Revolution in Military Affairs in the Human Resource and Leadership Systems Theodore G. Stroup, Jr and Leonard Wong…………………………………………………………………………….................................p. 150
PART IV ISRAELI DILEMMAS
9. The Dilemma of the Military Judge-Advocate General Menachem Finkelstein…………………………………………………………………………….......................……p. 175
10. The Media and the Military: From Collusion to Collision Yoram Peri…………………………………………………………………………………......................…………p. 184
11. The Social Construction of Israel's 'National Security' Baruch Kimmerling…………………………………………………………………………….....................…..p. 215
12. The Scroll or the Sword? Tensions between Judaism and Military Service in
Israel Stuart A. Cohen……………………………………………................................…p. 254
13. Democracy, Internal War and Israeli Security Steven R. David............p. 274
1. Towards a Postmodern Military? Charles Moskos……………....................….p. 3
2. Addition, Multiplication and Step-Function: The 'Arithmetic' of Military Revolution in Modern Times John Gooch………………................................................…..p. 27
3. The Postmodern Military: Conscription or Professionalism? Fabrizio Battistelli…………………………………………………………………….....................................p. 47
PART II ASPECTS OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENT
4. Trends in the Political Control of Post-Cold War Armed Forces Bernard Boene……………………………………………………………………..................................……..p. 73
5. Technology and Supreme Command Eliot A. Cohen …….................…………p. 89
PART III VARIETIES OF RESPONSE
6. Why Don't They Fight Each Other? Cultural Diversity and Operational Unity in Multinational Forces Efrat Elron and Boas Shamir and Eyal Ben-Ari…………………………………………………………...............................................…....p. 107
7. Women in the Military: Gain or Regression? Martin Van Creveld.............p. 135
8. Re-establishing the Force: The Revolution in Military Affairs in the Human Resource and Leadership Systems Theodore G. Stroup, Jr and Leonard Wong…………………………………………………………………………….................................p. 150
PART IV ISRAELI DILEMMAS
9. The Dilemma of the Military Judge-Advocate General Menachem Finkelstein…………………………………………………………………………….......................……p. 175
10. The Media and the Military: From Collusion to Collision Yoram Peri…………………………………………………………………………………......................…………p. 184
11. The Social Construction of Israel's 'National Security' Baruch Kimmerling…………………………………………………………………………….....................…..p. 215
12. The Scroll or the Sword? Tensions between Judaism and Military Service in
Israel Stuart A. Cohen……………………………………………................................…p. 254
13. Democracy, Internal War and Israeli Security Steven R. David............p. 274
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