TY - GEN T1 - Confronting the costs of war : military power, state, and society in Egypt and Israel A1 - Barnett, Michael N., 1960- LA - English PP - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press YR - 1992 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn707925212 AB - What determines the strategies by which a state mobilizes resources for war? And does war preparation strengthen or weaken the state in relation to society? In looking at these questions, Michael Barnett develops a novel theoretical framework that traces the connection between war preparation and changes in state-society relations, and applies that framework to Egypt from 1952 to 1977 and Israel from 1948 through 1977. Confronting the Costs of War addresses major issues in international relations, comparative politics, and Middle Eastern studies. The author argues that Egyptian and Israeli war preparation strategies were a function of systemic, state, and societal variables, and that leaders in each state attempted to balance the demands imposed by international conflict with their domestic economic and political objectives. Before 1967 the governments' strategies led to the expansion of state control over society. But contrary to the prevailing wisdom that war and war preparation will generally strengthen the state, the increased security pressures after 1967 were central to the decline of state power in both countries. After that year, Israeli and Egyptian officials ventured on a path that bolstered the state's military preparedness, but at the cost of its control over society and economy. OP - 378 CN - UA865 .B37 1992eb SN - 9781400820702 SN - 1400820707 SN - 1400810906 SN - 9781400810901 SN - 1282751573 SN - 9781282751576 SN - 9786612751578 SN - 6612751576 SN - 0691078831 SN - 9780691078830 SN - 0691000956 SN - 9780691000954 KW - Egypt : Military policy. KW - Israel : Military policy. KW - Civil-military relations : Egypt : History : 20th century. KW - Civil-military relations : Israel : History : 20th century. KW - Egypt : Politics and government : 1952-1970. KW - Israel : Politics and government. KW - Civil-military relations. KW - Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire : Égypte : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire : Israël : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - Égypte : Politique et gouvernement : 1952-1970. KW - Israël : Politique et gouvernement. KW - Relations pouvoir civil-pouvoir militaire. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Process : Political Advocacy. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : International Relations : General. KW - Civil-military relations KW - Military policy KW - Politics and government KW - Egypt KW - Israel KW - Militärpolitik KW - Militär KW - Staat KW - Gesellschaft KW - Ägypten KW - MILITARY POLICY. KW - CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS. KW - EGYPT. KW - ISRAEL. KW - 1900-1999 KW - Geschichte (1952-1977) KW - Geschichte (1948-1977) KW - Defence (Military strategy) : Policies : Of : Governments KW - History ER -