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001 2015035252
003 DLC
005 20150912132227.0
008 150910s2015 ne b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015035252
020 $a9789004306530 (hardback : alk. paper)
020 $a9789004306868 (e-book)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aa-is---
050 00 $aUA853.I8$bK63 2015
082 00 $a355/.03355694$223
100 1 $aKober, Avi,$eauthor.
245 10 $aPractical soldiers :$bIsrael's military thought and its formative factors /$cby Avi Kober.
263 $a1512
264 1 $aLeiden ;$aBoston :$bBrill,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"This book suggests a general framework for the analysis of formative factors in military thought and offers an account of the Israel Defense Force's state of intellectualism and modernity. This account is followed by an attempt to trace the factors that have shaped Israeli military thought. The explanations are a mixture of realist and non-realist factors, which can be found at both the systemic and the state level of analysis. At the systemic level, realist evaluations focus on factors such as the dominance of the technological dimension and the pervasiveness of asymmetrical, low-intensity conflict; whereas at the state level one can find realist explanations, cultural factors, and societal influences. Moral and legal constraints also factor into both the systemic and state levels",$cProvided by publisher.
651 0 $aIsrael$xArmed Forces$xHistory$y21st century.