{"product_id":"rethinking-contemporary-warfare-eyal-ben-ari-9781438431840","title":"Rethinking Contemporary Warfare: A Sociological View of the Al-Aqsa Intifada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eyal Ben-Ari,Zeev Lerer,Uzi Ben-Shalom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438431848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438431840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Eyal Ben-Ari","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453630001407,"sku":"9781438431840","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9e969234-4ba7-4ccc-be8c-d72c60b18c05.jpg?v=1777301295","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rethinking-contemporary-warfare-eyal-ben-ari-9781438431840","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}