| ID | 100075 |
| Title Proper | Rainbow, snow, and the poplar's song |
| Other Title Information | the annihilative naming of Israeli military practices |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gavriely-Nuri, Dalia |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores the phenomenon of military naming, that is, the act of giving a name to military practices such as military operations, weaponry, and military units. The basic theoretical supposition is that military naming is a simple and useful mechanism that might be employed to blur undesired aspects-such as the human and economical costs-associated with the respective practices. Inspired by John B. Thompson's ''strategies of operation of ideology,'' the research uses the construct of strategies of annihilative naming to analyze a corpus of 239 Israeli names of military operations and weaponry. By using names coming from nature and the Bible, the Israeli military uses three strategies-naturalization, euphemization, and legitimation-that mediate Israeli public opinion toward controversial military operations as well as weaponry development. Future research of other military names will support the construction of generalizations about this important phenomenon. |
| `In' analytical Note | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 36, No. 5; Oct 2010: p825-842 |
| Journal Source | Armed Forces and Society Vol. 36, No. 5; Oct 2010: p825-842 |
| Key Words | Military Operations ; Weaponry ; Names ; Ideology ; Arab-Israeli Wars ; Israeli - Arab - Wars |