{"product_id":"for-god-and-country-9780292758520","title":"For God and Country","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChallenging conventional assumptions about religious believers, this study reveals how religious student-soldiers negotiate the sometimes conflicting goals and norms of their Orthodox Jewish faith and the Israel Defense Forces in which they serve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis highly original and sophisticated study goes far beyond traditional two-dimensional descriptions of ideologies to uncover how religion fits in with other elements of society. . . . It is not often that a book based on the methodologies of political science is so useful to students of religion. In this case, it can offer a starting point for similar studies in different contexts. This is a fascinating study . . . both path breaking and profound. * Religious Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1. Structures and Institutions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Greedy Institutions, Mediating Structures, and Empirical Examples \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreedy Institutions and Mediating Structures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligion and the Military as Greedy Institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Military Attitudes toward Religious Soldiers: Five Case Studies \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Iranian Armed Forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Turkish Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe United States Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Indian Armed Forces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe International Context and the Israeli Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2. Being a Soldier and a Religious Jew: Dilemmas and Solutions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Military Service from Ideological, Halakhic, and Value Perspectives \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalakhic and Practical Problems during Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Collision of Values\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIssues of Identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Hesder Yeshivot \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nature and Structure of the Hesder Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgram Characteristics and Military Service as a Hesder Student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum and Faculty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation for Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemographics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary Service in the Hesder Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContact between the Hesder Yeshiva and Students in the Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. The Shiluv Program \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nature and Structure of the Shiluv Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProgram Characteristics and Military Service as a Shiluv Student\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum and Faculty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation for Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemographics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary Service in the Shiluv Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContact between the Shiluv Program and Students in the Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6. The Mekhinot: Preservice Preparatory Seminaries \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nature and Structure of the Mekhinot Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum and Faculty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation for Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemographics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMilitary Service after Studying in the Mekhina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContact between the Mekhinot and Students in the Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 7. The Gar’inim Program: Jewish Orthodox Women and the IDF \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligious Zionist Women, Torah Studies, and Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Beginning of the Women’s Gar’inim Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Nature and Structure of the Gar’inim Program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurriculum and Faculty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreparation for Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDemographics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContact between the Midrasha and Students in the Military\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudent Expectations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 8. Mediation in Practice \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoed Service: Ha-Shiluv Ha-Ra’ui\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisobeying Orders for Ideological Reasons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisbanding Hesder Units\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 9. Problems for Individual Religious Soldiers during Military Service \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalakhic Problems during Military Service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eErosion in the Observance of Mitzvot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeelings toward the Military Environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies in Problem Solving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 10. Senior and Junior Officers’ Views on the Study Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 11. Mediation as Communication: The Programs’ Role in Conveying Messages between Students and Superstructures \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessages Communicated by Students through the Study Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMessages Communicated to Students through the Study Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTensions between the Programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3. Summaries and Conclusions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 12. Study Programs as Mediating Structures \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses of Mediation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultidimensional Mediation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Contribution of Mediating Structures in the Israeli Case\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Limits of Mediation: When Mediating Structures Fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 13. Comparisons and Conclusions \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTheoretical Implications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eImplications for General Civil-Military Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding Civil-Military Relations in Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethodological Appendix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400877187415,"sku":"9780292758520","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292758520.jpg?v=1730471816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/for-god-and-country-9780292758520","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}