Alternative politics and the transformation of society-military relations: The Israeli experience

Administration and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-53

  Levy, Yagil ^a   Mizrahi, Shlomo ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alternative politics; Israel; Republican contract; Society military relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549177847     PISSN: 00953997     EISSN: 15523039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0095399707311649     Document Type: Article

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