02326nam a22003258a 4500 CR9781139540896 UkCbUP 20180107143409.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120627s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139540896 (ebook) 9781107034686 (hardback) 9781107549081 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda UA853.I75 S54 2013 355/.033095694 23 Sheffer, Gabriel, author. Israel's Security Networks : A Theoretical and Comparative Perspective / [electronic resource] Gabriel Sheffer, Oren Barak. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, and particularly after the Israeli-Arab War of 1967, a highly informal but simultaneously potent security network has influenced Israel's domestic sphere. Composed of acting and former security personnel and their partners in the state's various civilian spheres, this security network has affected Israeli culture, politics, society, economy, public discourse and foreign relations. This book discusses this major sociopolitical phenomenon and its effects in a comparative and theoretical perspective. First, it defines Israel's security network in a broad theoretical and comparative perspective. Second, it explains how Israel's security network emerged and acquired a hegemonic position in the area of national security and foreign policy. Third, it describes the security network and identifies its members. Fourth, it discusses and explains the multitude of roles that Israel's security network has come to play both domestically and externally. Fifth, it discusses similar phenomena in other relevant cases. Finally, it presents general analytical and theoretical conclusions. Barak, Oren, author. Print version: 9781107034686 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139540896 Cambridge Books Online 236316 236316