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Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Army Unit

Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Army Unit

Ben-Ari, Eyal

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Series: New Directions in Anthropology, Book 10

AnthropologyGeneral Gender StudiesGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1571818383
ISBN13: 9781571818386
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: Jan 1 2001
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of an elite unit in the Israeli Defense Force is the only one of its kind. As an officer of this unit and a professional anthropologist, the author was ideally positioned for his role as participant observer. During the eight years he spent with his unit he focused primarily on such notions as conflict, the enemy, and soldiering because they are, he argues, the key points of reference for what we are and what we are trying to do and form the basis for interpreting the environment within which armies operate. Relying on the latest anthropological approaches to cognitive models and the social constructions of emotion and masculinity, the author offers an in-depth analysis of the dynamics that drive the men's attitudes and behavior, and a rare and fascinating insight into the reality of military life.

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