| Israel's Materialist Militarism Contributor(s): Levy, Yagil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0739119087 ISBN-13: 9780739119082 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $140.58 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Israel's Materialist Militarism explains the fluctuations in Israel's military policies during the 1990s-2000s from the Oslo Accords to the al-Aqsa Intifada and the Second Lebanon War. A conceptual framework is offered that relies on materialist militarism, the relations of exchange between the state and social groups, by which the groups exchange their military sacrifice for social rewards, that in turn nutures militarism. The dynamic balancing of the sacrifice/reward equation explains the dynamics of war versus de-escalation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 355.031 |
| LCCN: 2007016696 |
| Series: Innovations in the Study of World Politics |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.43" W x 9.01" (1.28 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Israel's Materialist Militarism examines the decade of fluctuations in Israel's military policies, from the peace period of the Oslo Accords to the al-Aqsa Intifada, when the military's use of excessive force led to the collapse of the Palestinian Authority, and on to the Second Lebanon War of 2006, which reversed the moderating tendencies of the withdrawal from Gaza a year earlier. These dynamics of escalation and deescalation are explained in terms of materialist militarism, the exchange between social groups' military sacrifice and their social rewards, which in turn increases or decreases the level of militarism in society. Levy thus lays down a theoretical framework vital to tracing the fluctuating levels of militarism in Israel and elsewhere. Israel's Materialist Militarism is recommended for those interested in the Arab-Israeli conflict and military-society relations in general. |
