1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910794912903321

Titolo

A 21st century debate on science and religion / / edited by Shiva Khalili, Fraser Watts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-5275-0053-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

215

Soggetti

Religion and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910818911003321

Autore

Byman Daniel <1967->

Titolo

A high price : the triumphs and failures of Israeli counterterrorism / / Daniel Byman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

0-19-983174-2

0-19-025238-3

1-283-09818-0

9786613098184

0-19-983045-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (491 p.)

Disciplina

363.325/16095694

Soggetti

Terrorism - Israel

Terrorism - Israel - Prevention

Arab-Israeli conflict

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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