01995     2200301   4500001002100000005001500021035002000036008004100056020001800097041000800115082001400123084002000137100002100157245007300178250001200251260003100263300003300294500002600327504001700353520114100370650002601511990002601537990002601563990002601589990002601615990002601641990002601667INLIS00000000000311720221109035321  a0010-0520003117221109                |          | eng    a9780415400497  aeng  a355.05694  a355.05694 COH i0 aCohen, Stuart A.1 aIsrael and its Army :bFrom Cohesion to Confusion /cStuart A. Cohen  a2nd ed.  aLondon :bRoutledge,c2008  axii, 210 p. ; 24 cm ;c24 cm  aIndeks : p. 206 - 210  ap. 182 - 205  a"The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plays a key role in Israeli society and has traditionally been regarded not only as the guardian of national survival, but also as ?people?s army? responsible for the custody of national values. This volume analyzes the circumstances currently undermining those perceptions and explores both the changes occurring in Israel?s military framework and their potential implication. This book highlights the influence exerted on relations between Israelis and their army by massive shifts in the country?s domestic and cultural environments as well as transformations in the external strategic landscape. It argues that these changes, besides compelling the IDF to under take major programmes of structural reform and doctrinal revision, have also stimulated unprecedented critical public scrutiny of the armed forces and their conduct. The way in which the resultant tensions are resolved is of crucial importance not only for Israel, but for the Middle East as a whole. This book will be of considerable interest to students of politics and International Relations, Middle East Studies and Military Studies. 4aIsrael - Armed forces  a11217/MKRI-P/XII-2008  a11218/MKRI-P/XII-2008  a11218/MKRI-P/XII-2008  a11217/MKRI-P/XII-2008  a11217/MKRI-P/XII-2008  a11218/MKRI-P/XII-2008