Post-modern armies and the question of peace and war: The Israeli defense forces in the "new times"

International Journal of Middle East Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-70

  Ben Eliezer, Uri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; PEACE PROCESS; POST-COLD WAR; WAR;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 2442673967     PISSN: 00207438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020743804361039     Document Type: Article

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