The Military and Militarism in Israeli Society systematically examines the cultural and social construction of 'things military' within Israel. Contributors from comparative literature, film studies, sociology, anthropology, geography, history, and cultural studies explore the arenas in which the centrality of military matters are produced and reproduced by the state and by other public bodies. Analysis is presented using three perspectives: the production and reproduction of collective representations; the dynamics of gender, voice, and resistance; and the construction of individual life-worlds.
Quite a bit out of date now that we are in 2025 at ending points of Gaza War but still enlightening on the way that Modern Israel's wars - engagement (since 1967 Six-Day War) have forced the diverse parts of society to move proactively or retroactively in ways of chaos or disorder. 3* out of 5