Rethinking contemporary warfare : a sociological view of the Al-Aqsa Intifada / / Eyal Ben-Ari ... [et al.]

• Autore: Ben-Ari Eyal
• Pubblicazione: Albany, NY, : SUNY Press, c2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 956.9405/4
• Soggetto topico: Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005; Al-Aqsa Intifada, 2000-2005 - Social aspects; Combat - Social aspects - Israel - History - 21st century; Combat - Social aspects - West Bank - History - 21st century; Soldiers - Israel - Social conditions - 21st century; Urban warfare - Israel - History - 21st century; Urban warfare - West Bank - History - 21st century; War and society - Israel - History - 21st century
• Altri autori: Ben-AriEyal <1953->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-198) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Methodology, analysis, positioning -- Schoolbook wars, textbook units -- War on the frontier: a hybrid conflict? -- The IDF reacts: Loose-coupling, in-between organizations and organizational adaptation -- Swift trust, speedy organizing: cohesion and modularity in military operations -- "Tactical bubbles," "civilian seductions," and "three-block warfare": the military, the city, and urban combat -- The sociology and psychology of contemporary urban warfare -- Technology, gender, and new combat roles: forces along the separation barrier -- "Human rights," "precision warfare," and violence: minimizing casualties and the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
• Sommario/riassunto: Examines the combat experience of Israel's ground forces in the Al-Aqsa Intifada in order to offer a set of innovative concepts for understanding irregular warfare.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rethinking contemporary warfare
• ISBN: 1-4384-3186-4; 1-4416-5819-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819402903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SUNY series in Israeli studies.