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Rethinking Contemporary Warfare: A Sociological View of the Al-Aqsa Intifada

Rethinking Contemporary Warfare: A Sociological View of the Al-Aqsa Intifada

Ben-Ari, Eyal
Lerer, Zeev
Ben-Shalom, Uzi

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Series: Suny Israeli Studies

General SociologyIsrael & Palestine HistoryOther Wars

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ISBN10: 1438431848
ISBN13: 9781438431840
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Jul 2 2011
Pages: 212
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

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.

The combat experience of Israel's ground forces in the second Palestinian uprising, the Al-Aqsa Intifada (2000-2006), is given full critical attention in this engaging study. Based on extensive interviews and observations, Rethinking Contemporary Warfare explores the ongoing debate about how the armed forces of industrial democracies wage contemporary military operations. Irregular warfare presents challenges, as routine activities can suddenly turn into violent action, forcing military forces to quickly adapt under the changing circumstances of the conflict. Such new wars are a messy reality consisting of high and low intensity conflict, the involvement of media and human rights movements, and the martial administration of civilian populations. Exploring the broad social and organizational features of these militaries, this volume sets forth new analytical tools to understand the peculiarities of irregular warfare in the post-Cold War era. These critical concepts include loose coupling between units, organizations that mediate between ground forces and civilian environments, and the militarization of civilian environments in urban warfare

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