TY - GEN T1 - The new citizen armies : Israel's armed forces in comparative perspective T2 - BESA studies in international security. A2 - Cohen, Stuart, 1946- LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Routledge YR - 2010 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn643573188 AB - This edited book constitutes the first detailed attempt at a comparative international analysis of the transformations that are currently affecting the composition of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and their place in Israeli society. Focusing primarily on deviations from the traditional norm of universal military service, the book compares the emergence of a new type of ""citizen army"" in Israel with the formats that have in recent decades become evident in other western democracies. In addition, these essays correct the conventional tendency to concentrate almost exclusivel. OP - 239 CN - UA853.I8 N49 2010eb SN - 9780203861714 SN - 020386171X SN - 9781135169558 SN - 1135169551 SN - 1282575937 SN - 9781282575936 SN - 9786612575938 SN - 661257593X SN - 9780415565462 SN - 0415565464 KW - Israel. : Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel. KW - Israel. : Tseva haganah le-Yiśraʼel KW - Israel : Armed Forces. KW - Civil-military relations : Israel. KW - Military art and science : Cross-cultural studies. KW - Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire : Israël. KW - Art et science militaires : Études transculturelles. KW - HISTORY : Military : Pictorial. KW - Armed Forces KW - Civil-military relations KW - Military art and science KW - Israel KW - Electronic books. KW - Cross-cultural studies ER -