Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Setting the Context
5. Wars as Catalysts of Political and Cultural Change 37
6. Cultural Sites
7. The Masada Mythical Narrative and the Israeli Army 57
8. The Independence Day Military Parade 89
9. War, Heroism, and Public Representations 117
10. The Construction of Life-Worlds
11. Army and War 141
12. Masks and Soldiering 169
13. Militarism and the Construction of the Life-World of Israeli Males 191
14. Gender, Hegemony, and Resistance
15. Gender, Body, and the National Subject 225
16. Filming National Identity 261
17. Engendering the Gulf War 281
18. Epilogue 301
19. About the Contributors 313
20. Index 317