Studies of the military that deal with the actual experience of troops in the field are still rare in the social sciences. In fact, this ethnographic study of a

Often, violent behavior or harassment from a soldier is dismissed by the military as unacceptable acts by individuals termed, “rotten apples.” In this study

Barkawi re-imagines the study of war with imperial and multinational armies that fought in Asia in the Second World War.

Investigates the cultural and social constructions of issues related to war, the armed forces, and national security in Israel.