
Terror : How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn.
Title:
Terror : How Israel Has Coped and What America Can Learn.
Author:
Cole, Leonard A.
ISBN:
9780253000019
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (268 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- prologue -- 1. Terror -- 2. ZAKA -- 3. Buses -- 4. Survivors -- 5. Families -- 6. Doctors and Nurses -- 7. Terror, Medicine, and Security -- 8. American Rehearsal -- 9. Teaching from Experience -- 10. Trauma: 9/11 and the Intifada -- 11. Palestinians -- 12. Challenges and Lessons -- 13. Beyond Terror -- appendi x: terrorism issues in isr ael and the united states -- acknowledgments -- notes -- books for additiona l re ading -- index.
Abstract:
No country has experienced more acts of terrorism over a prolonged period than Israel. The frequency of attacks has propelled Israel toward innovative methods to address the threat. Indeed, treating so many victims of physical and psychological trauma has given rise to the new field of terror medicine. In a gripping narrative, terrorist expert Leonard A. Cole describes how different segments of Israeli society have coped with terrorism -- survivors of attacks, families of victims, emergency responders, doctors and nurses, and, in the end, the general population. He also interviews Palestinians, including imprisoned handlers of suicide bombers, who endorse or deplore suicide bombings. He concludes that the Israeli experience with preparedness and coping offers valuable lessons for the United States.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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