The Tombstone in Israel’s Military Cemetery since 1948 : Israel’s Transition from Collectivism to Individualism

Başlık:

Yazar:

Katz, Yossi, author.

ISBN:

9783110309119

Ek Yazar:

Katz, Yossi, author.

Fiziksel Tanım:

1 online resource(xiv,423p.) : illustrations.

Contents:

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. The Institutional Frameworks -- Chapter 2. The Spatial Frameworks -- Chapter 3. From a Military Cemetery to a Cemetery for the Security Forces -- Chapter 4. The Tombstone -- Chapter 5. The Uniform Inscription -- Chapter 6. Preserving the Essential Uniformity -- Chapter 7. Uniformity is Tested by an Era of Polarization -- Chapter 8. Towards a Revolution Incorporating Personal Expression in the Inscription -- Chapter 9. The Inscription Providing Personal Expression -- Chapter 10. Internal Fissures in the Rule of Uniformity -- Chapter 11. Everyone Does as He Sees Fit -- Postscript: An Unfinished Story -- Bibliography -- Index of names and subjects -- Index of places.

Abstract:

Military cemeteries are one of the most prominent cultural landscapes of Israel. The changes in their appearance largely reflect the main social processes in Israeli society. Until the end of the 1970s, military tombstones and their surroundings were uniform and equal. Only since the 1980s, families of the fallen soldiers started to add personal expressions. The book sheds light on one of the most sensitive issues in Israeli society.

Konu Terimleri:

Art.

Ceramics.

National cemeteries -- Israel -- History -- 20th century.

Numismatics.

Plastics.

Sepulchral monuments -- Israel -- History -- 20th century.

Plastik, Numismatik, Keramik, Metallkunst.

Electronic Access:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110309119
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Özet

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.

Author Notes

Yossi Katz, Bar-Ilan University, Israel.