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

• Autore: Byman Daniel <1967->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (491 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325/16095694
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Israel; Terrorism - Israel - Prevention; Arab-Israeli conflict
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: A high price
• ISBN: 0-19-983174-2; 0-19-025238-3; 1-283-09818-0; 9786613098184; 0-19-983045-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818911003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II