The Tombstone in Israel's Military Cemetery since 1948

Israel's Transition from Collectivism to Individualism

Bibliographic Data

ID19934655
AuthorsYossi Katz (corresponding author)
Year2014
Pages437
Publication date2014-05-09
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueTombstone in Israel's Military Cemetery Since 1948 (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/9783110309119
OpenAlexW4234484859
Open LibraryOL29680553M
ISBN9783110309119
LanguageEN
Citations received4

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

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Identity (music) · Independence (probability theory) · Military service · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science) · War of independence · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society · Cemeteries · Israel · National cemeteries · Sepulchral monuments · Soldiers' monuments

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