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Contents Acknowledgments ix Archival Sources and Abbreviations xiii 1. A School for the Nation? 1 2. The Power of Military Service 16 Part I. The IDF and the Making of Israel: The Jewish State and Its Arab Minorities Introduction 44 3. Confronting a Land with People 50 4. Two Roads to Jerusalem 69 5. Military Rites, Citizenship Rights, and Republican Rhetoric 94 Conclusion 109 Part II. The Perpetual Dilemma: Race and the U.S. Armed Forces Introduction 116 6. Great War, Great Hopes, and the Perils of Closing Ranks 122 7. Good War, Cold War, and the Limits of Liberalism 146 Conclusion 178 8. Unusual Duties, Usual Rights: Soldiering and Citizenship 181 Notes 197 Index 257 This page intentionally left blank. ...

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