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Autore |
Byman Daniel <1967-> |
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Titolo |
A high price : the triumphs and failures of Israeli counterterrorism / / Daniel Byman |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-983174-2 |
0-19-025238-3 |
1-283-09818-0 |
9786613098184 |
0-19-983045-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (491 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Israel |
Terrorism - Israel - Prevention |
Arab-Israeli conflict |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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COVER; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; SECTION I. THE EARLY YEARS; SECTION II. FROM OSLO THROUGH THE SECOND INTIFADA; SECTION III. THE LEBANESE HIZBALLAH; SECTION IV. JEWISH TERRORISM; SECTION V. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS; Notes; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In the sixty-plus years of the Jewish state's existence, Israeli governments have exhausted almost every option in defending their country against terror attacks. Israel has survived and even thrived--but both its citizens and its Arab neighbors have paid dearly. In A High Price , Daniel Byman breaks down the dual myths of Israeli omnipotence and--conversely--ineptitude in fighting terror, offering instead a nuanced, definitive historical account of the state's bold but often failed efforts to fight terrorist groups. The product of painstaking research and countless interviews, the book chroni |
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