Israel's Materialist Militarism

by Yagil Levy

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739119095
• ISBN13: 9780739119099
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 8.9"