Caught in crossfire : civilians in conflicts in the Middle East / edited by P.R. Kumaraswamy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kumaraswamy, P. R.

Series:

Durham Middle East monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilian war casualties--Middle East.

Civilian war casualties.

War and society--Middle East.

War and society.

Civil-military relations--Middle East.

Civil-military relations.

Arab-Israeli conflict--Social aspects.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

xxix, 242 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Reading : Ithaca, [2008]

Summary:

Examining the prolonged Arab-Israeli conflict, Lebanese civil war and the penodic upsurges of inter-state and internal tensions in the Gulf region, this book looks at how civilians are at the forefront of military conflicts and violence in the Middle East.

The unsung heroes and real victims of wars in the Middle East are the civilian populations. Quickly forgotten, they have all too frequently been forced to endure the brutalities of war and its aftermath. Behind political calculations, military strategy and technological innovations, it is the unarmed civilian population that is expected to make the maximum sacrifices.

Wars reflect the fears and trepidations of ordinary men and women about the ability of their leaders to lead their nations during critical times and to make sensible choices. Civilians suffer even when clear-cut victories are achieved in the battlefield and their problems often begin when the guns fall silent. Their attempts to reconstruct their lives and livelihood are, however, generally ignored, forgotten and unspoken. This book attempts to redress the balance, and reminds us that the 'collateral damage' of war actually has a serious and enduring impact upon Middle Eastern societies, and should not be neglected.

Contents:

1 Arab and Jewish Civilians in the 1948 Palestine War / Avraham Sela 1

2 Israeli Civilians in the 1967 Six-Day War / Meron Medzini 31

3 Israeli Civilians during the 1973 Yom Kippur War / Dalia Gavriely-Nuri 55

4 The Pathologies of Protracted and Displaced Collective Violence in Lebanon / Samir Khalaf 75

5 Revolution in Iran, 1979 - The Establishment of an Islamic State / Stuti Bhatnagar 95

6 The Al-Aqsa Intifada: Snapshots from the Field / Amira Hass 119

7 Kuwait: Never Before, Never Again / N. Janardhan 151

8 Iraqi Civilians under the 1990-2003 Sanctions / William W. Haddad 177

9 Iraq: The Tragedy and Trauma of Humiliation / Girijesh Pant 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780863723346

0863723349

OCLC:

228196917