Military, masculinity, and citizenship: Tensions and contradictions in the experience of blue-collar soldiers

Identities

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 319-345

  Sasson Levy, Orna ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Blue collar soldiers; Citizenship; Israel; Masculinity; Military service

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CLASS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; GENDER ISSUE; MILITARY GOVERNMENT; SOCIAL CONFLICT;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 85047697875     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890390228892     Document Type: Article

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