Confronting the Costs of War
Military Power, State, and Society in Egypt and Israel
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Published on 14. September 2012
396 pages
978-1-4008-2070-2 (ISBN)
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What determines the strategies by which a state mobilizes resources for war? And does war preparation strengthen or weaken the state in relation to society? In addressing these questions, Michael Barnett develops a novel theoretical framework that traces the connection between war preparation and changes in state-society relations, and applies that framework to Egypt from 1952 to 1977 and Israel from 1948 through 1977. Confronting the Costs of War addresses major issues in international relations, comparative politics, and Middle Eastern studies.
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Michael N. Barnett is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin. The dissertation on which this book was based won the 1991 Gabriel Almond Prize of the American Political Science Association.
Content
List of Tables
Preface
Ch. 1 War Preparation and State Power 3
Ch. 2 The Framework 19
Preferences and Constraints 21
State Strategies for War Preparation 31
The Conservation and Transformation of State Power 37
An Excursion on State Power 40
Ch. 3 Egypt and Israel in Historical Perspective 51
Egypt 51
Israel 64
Ch. 4 Explaining Egyptian War Preparation Strategies 80
Consolidation and Intent, 1952-1956 81
From the Suez War to the 1967 War 93
Defeat, Consolidation, and Redemption, 1967-1973 103
From Victory to Self-Defeat, 1973-1977 128
Ch. 5 Explaining Israeli War Preparation Strategies 153
Mobilization and Integration, 1948-1956 155
In the Eye of the Hurricane, 1957-1967 176
Life during Wartime, 1967-1977 185
Ch. 6 War and the Transformation of State Power 210
Egyptian War Preparation Strategies and State Power 212
Israeli War Preparation Strategies and State Power 225
Ch. 7 Egypt and Israel in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective 244
The Construction of the Government's War Preparation Strategies 245
War Preparation and State Power 256
Appendix 1: Jewish Investment and Capital Inflow, 1932-1939 263
Appendix 2: National and Public versus Private Jewish Capital Flow to Palestine, 1918-1937 263
Appendix 3: Summary of Fiscal Operations, 1962/63-1978 264
Appendix 4: Soviet-Egyptian Military Aid Accounts 264
Appendix 5: Arab Financial Assistance to Egypt, 1973-1976 265
Appendix 6: Capital Imports to Israel, 1950-1967 266
Appendix 7: Share of Capital Imports in Total Resources and Gross Investments, 1950-1967 266
Appendix 8: Investments by Branch in the Economy, 1950-1967 267
Appendix 9: Gross Investment in Fixed Assets, by Investing Sector, 1952-1966 267
Appendix 10: Capital Imports to Israel, 1967-1977 268
Appendix 11: Indicators of Debt-Servicing Burden, 1969-1978 268
Appendix 12: Investments in Industry by Branch 269
Appendix 13: The "Underground" Economy in Israel: Various Estimates 269
Notes 271
Bibliography 345
Index 369
Preface
Ch. 1 War Preparation and State Power 3
Ch. 2 The Framework 19
Preferences and Constraints 21
State Strategies for War Preparation 31
The Conservation and Transformation of State Power 37
An Excursion on State Power 40
Ch. 3 Egypt and Israel in Historical Perspective 51
Egypt 51
Israel 64
Ch. 4 Explaining Egyptian War Preparation Strategies 80
Consolidation and Intent, 1952-1956 81
From the Suez War to the 1967 War 93
Defeat, Consolidation, and Redemption, 1967-1973 103
From Victory to Self-Defeat, 1973-1977 128
Ch. 5 Explaining Israeli War Preparation Strategies 153
Mobilization and Integration, 1948-1956 155
In the Eye of the Hurricane, 1957-1967 176
Life during Wartime, 1967-1977 185
Ch. 6 War and the Transformation of State Power 210
Egyptian War Preparation Strategies and State Power 212
Israeli War Preparation Strategies and State Power 225
Ch. 7 Egypt and Israel in Comparative and Theoretical Perspective 244
The Construction of the Government's War Preparation Strategies 245
War Preparation and State Power 256
Appendix 1: Jewish Investment and Capital Inflow, 1932-1939 263
Appendix 2: National and Public versus Private Jewish Capital Flow to Palestine, 1918-1937 263
Appendix 3: Summary of Fiscal Operations, 1962/63-1978 264
Appendix 4: Soviet-Egyptian Military Aid Accounts 264
Appendix 5: Arab Financial Assistance to Egypt, 1973-1976 265
Appendix 6: Capital Imports to Israel, 1950-1967 266
Appendix 7: Share of Capital Imports in Total Resources and Gross Investments, 1950-1967 266
Appendix 8: Investments by Branch in the Economy, 1950-1967 267
Appendix 9: Gross Investment in Fixed Assets, by Investing Sector, 1952-1966 267
Appendix 10: Capital Imports to Israel, 1967-1977 268
Appendix 11: Indicators of Debt-Servicing Burden, 1969-1978 268
Appendix 12: Investments in Industry by Branch 269
Appendix 13: The "Underground" Economy in Israel: Various Estimates 269
Notes 271
Bibliography 345
Index 369
