Kimmerling the invention and decline of israeliness state society and the military. Analyzed in terms of the state civil society paradigm that seeks to bring the state back into sociological discourse contrasting it to civil society1 the israeli sociopolitical system presents something of a puzzle because there is contradictory evidence about the strength of the israeli state its capacity to govern and its ability to make critical decisions. The invention and decline of israelinessoffers an original and provocative interpretation of the formation and transformation of israeli national identity anyone seriously interested in israeli society should read this book derek penslar author of shylocks children economics and jewish identity in modern europe. free reading the invention and decline of isrliness state society and the military uploaded by wilbur smith kimmerling the invention and decline of israeliness state society and the military analyzed in terms of the state civil society paradigm that seeks to bring the state back into sociological discourse contrasting it to civil. The invention and decline of israeliness state society and the military kimmerling baruch amazoncomau books