Tombstone in Israel's Military Cemetery since 1948 (e-bog) af Katz, Yossi
Katz, Yossi (forfatter)

Tombstone in Israel's Military Cemetery since 1948 e-bog

1021,49 DKK (inkl. moms 1276,86 DKK)
Military cemeteries are one of the most prominent cultural landscapes of Israel. Their story reflects largely the main social processes that Israeli society has been undergoing since the War of Independence (1948) until today. Until the end of the 1970s, the military tombstones and their surroundings were uniform and equal, according to rules set by the State. However, since the 1980s fami...
E-bog 1021,49 DKK
Forfattere Katz, Yossi (forfatter)
Udgivet 28 juli 2014
Længde 437 sider
Genrer Social and cultural anthropology
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9783110369762
Military cemeteries are one of the most prominent cultural landscapes of Israel. Their story reflects largely the main social processes that Israeli society has been undergoing since the War of Independence (1948) until today. Until the end of the 1970s, the military tombstones and their surroundings were uniform and equal, according to rules set by the State. However, since the 1980s families of the fallen soldiers started to add on the tombstone personal expressions, as well as personal objects, photographs, military artifacts etc. Thus the military tombstone and the Israeli military cemetery became one of the expressions of the dramatic transformation, from a society which emphasized the importance of the collective, to a society which intensifies the significance of the individual. The book is based on many archival documents, as well as interviews and photographs, all of which shed light on one of the most sensitive issues in Israeli society and express its importance as a central component of Israeli identity.