The Resource How democracies lose small wars : state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam, Gil Merom, (electronic resource)
How democracies lose small wars : state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam, Gil Merom, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- In this 2003 book, Gil Merom argues that modern democracies fail in insurgency wars because they are unable to find a winning balance between expedient and moral tolerance to the costs of war. Small wars, he argues, are lost at home when a critical minority mass shifts the center of gravity from the battlefield to the market place of ideas. Merom analyzes the role of brutality in counterinsurgency, the historical foundations of moral and expedient opposition to war, and the actions states traditionally took in order to preserve foreign policy autonomy. He then discusses the elements of the process that led to the failure of France in Algeria and Israel in Lebanon. In the conclusion, Merom considers the Vietnam War and the influence failed small wars had on Western war-making and military intervention.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780511808227
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- How democracies lose small wars : state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam
- Title
- How democracies lose small wars
- Title remainder
- state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam
- Statement of responsibility
- Gil Merom
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In this 2003 book, Gil Merom argues that modern democracies fail in insurgency wars because they are unable to find a winning balance between expedient and moral tolerance to the costs of war. Small wars, he argues, are lost at home when a critical minority mass shifts the center of gravity from the battlefield to the market place of ideas. Merom analyzes the role of brutality in counterinsurgency, the historical foundations of moral and expedient opposition to war, and the actions states traditionally took in order to preserve foreign policy autonomy. He then discusses the elements of the process that led to the failure of France in Algeria and Israel in Lebanon. In the conclusion, Merom considers the Vietnam War and the influence failed small wars had on Western war-making and military intervention.--
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- Merom, Gil
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- Literary form
- non fiction
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- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
- Low-intensity conflicts (Military science)
- Military doctrine
- Military doctrine
- Military doctrine
- Counterinsurgency
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- How democracies lose small wars : state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam, Gil Merom, (electronic resource)
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- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages)
- Form of item
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- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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- 9780511808227
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- digital, PDF file(s).
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- (OCoLC)817922108
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- How democracies lose small wars : state, society, and the failures of France in Algeria, Israel in Lebanon, and the United States in Vietnam, Gil Merom, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- CR9780511808227
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 295 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780511808227
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)817922108
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