Katz The Tombstone in Israel’s Military Cemetery since 1948

Israel’s Transition from Collectivism to Individualism
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-11-030911-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 437 Seiten

In co-publication with Magnes Press.

Zielgruppe

Academics in the fields of Israel Studies, Military History, Poli

Autoren/Hrsg.

Katz, Yossi

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Geschichte des Judentums Geschichte des Judentums: Moderne & Gegenwart
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Politische Ethnologie, Recht, Organisation, Identität
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Table of Contents;13
3;Chapter 1. The Institutional Frameworks. The Division for Commemorating the Soldier and the Public Council for Commemorating the Soldier;15
4;Chapter 2. The Spatial Frameworks. Efforts to Concentrate the Graves of the Fallen in the Military Cemeteries and the Status of the Military Plots;39
5;Chapter 3. From a Military Cemetery to a Cemetery for the Security Forces. Law and Reality in the Process of Expanding Eligibility for a Military Grave and Tombstone for Those Who Are Not Soldiers;57
6;Chapter 4. The Tombstone. Selecting the Uniform Model of the Military Tombstone;96
7;Chapter 5. The Uniform Inscription. The Process of Formulating the Text of the Uniform Inscription on the Military Tombstone (1949-1954);115
8;Chapter 6. Preserving the Essential Uniformity. The Public Council Confronts Requests by Families for Amending the Uniform Inscription (from the mid-50s until the close of the 70s);160
9;Chapter 7. Uniformity is Tested by an Era of Polarization. The Public Council versus Petitions by the Families to the High Court of Justice Demanding Substantial Changes in the Uniform Inscription (the early 80s until the early 90s);183
10;Chapter 8. Towards a Revolution Incorporating Personal Expression in the Inscription. The Legal Establishment versus the Public Council in the Era of the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty (the First Half of the 90s);214
11;Chapter 9. The Inscription Providing Personal Expression. The General Legislative Process for Rules Governing the Inscription Providing Personal Expression at the Foot of the Tombstone (the Latter Half of the 90s);267
12;Chapter 10. Internal Fissures in the Rule of Uniformity. The Families Press for Substantial Changes in the Uniform Inscription and the Location of the Personal Inscription (the 90s until the Start of the Second Millennium);303
13;Chapter 11. Everyone Does as He Sees Fit. The Continuing Phenomenon of Embellishments – Impairments to Uniformity in the Face of Impotence Displayed by the Establishment;349
14;Postscript: An Unfinished Story. The Military Tombstone as a Dynamic Cultural Product in the Scenery of the State of Israel;411
15;Bibliography;426
16;Index of names and subjects;430
17;Index of places;436

Über Autor(innen)

Yossi Katz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.