Rethinking contemporary warfare : a sociological view of the Al-Aqsa Intifada / Eyal Ben-Ari ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198) and index.

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Methodology, Analysis, Positioning -- Chapter 3. Schoolbook Wars---Textbook Units -- Chapter 4. War on the Frontier: A Hybrid Conflict? -- Chapter 5. The IDF Reacts: Loose Coupling, In-between Organizations, and Organizational Adaptation -- Chapter 6. Swift Trust, Speedy Organizing: Cohesion and Modularity in Military Operations -- Chapter 7. "Tactical Bubbles," "Civilian Seductions," and "Three-Block Warfare": The Military, the City, and Urban Combat -- Chapter 8. The Sociology and Psychology of Contemporary Urban Warfare -- Chapter 9. Technology, Gender, and New Combat Roles: Forces along the Separation Barrier -- Chapter 10. "Human Rights," "Precision Warfare," and Violence: Minimizing Casualties and the Al-Aqsa Intifada -- Chapter 11. Conclusion: Social Science, Textbook Units, and the Realities of Contemporary Combat.