Yagil Levy

Whose Life Is Worth More?

Hierarchies of Risk and Death in Contemporary Wars

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Produktbeschreibung

Yagil Levy is Professor of Political Sociology and Public Policy at the Open University of Israel. He is the author of several books, most recently The Divine Commander: The Theocratization of the Israeli Military (2015).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 634g
• ISBN-13: 9781503606821
• ISBN-10: 1503606821
• Artikelnr.: 55191585

Autorenporträt

Yagil Levy is Professor of Political Sociology and Public Policy at the Open University of Israel. He is the author of several books, most recently The Divine Commander: The Theocratization of the Israeli Military (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: What Determines the Value of Life, and How Has It Been
Studied?
2. Determinants of the Death Hierarchy
3. How to Identify Variations in Risk Transfer
4. Risking One's Own Soldiers in Jenin and Basra
5. Passive Force Protection in Iraq and Gaza
6. Strategic Transfer of Risk in the Kosovo War
7. Tactical Transfer of Risk in Fallujah and Gaza
8. Re-Risking One's Own Soldiers: The Surge in Iraq and Afghanistan
9. Conclusion