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BL
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873422
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| Main Entry
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Pollack, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Michael),1966-
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| Title & Author
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Armies of sand : : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness /\ Kenneth M. Pollack.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Oxford University Press,, [2019]
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xvi, 676 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0190906960
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: 9780190906962
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9780190906986
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : the Six-Day War and the mystery of Arab military ineffectiveness -- Pattens of Arab military performance -- Soviet doctrine -- The Soviet way of war -- Arab militaries and Soviet doctrine -- North Korea, Cuba, and Soviet doctrine -- Politicization -- Politicization -- Arab militaries and politicization : Egypt -- Arab militaries and politicization : Iraq -- Politicization and the South Vietnamese armed forces -- Politicization and the Argentine armed forces -- Underdevelopment -- Economic development and military effectiveness -- Economic development and Syrian military effectiveness -- Economic development and the Libya-Chad wars -- Economic development and Chinese military effectiveness -- Economic development and Arab military effectiveness -- Culture -- War and culture -- Arab culture as an explanation for military ineffectiveness -- Arab culture : patterns and predilections -- Arab culture and Arab military effectiveness -- Arab culture and civilian organizations -- Culture and education : the causal link -- Arab military training methods -- Exceptional Arab militaries : state armed forces -- Exceptional Arab militaries : non-state armies -- Conclusions : the past, present, and future of Arab military effectiveness.
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| Abstract
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Armies of Sand asks, 'why have Arab militaries fought so poorly in the modern era?' It examines the performance of over two-dozen Arab militaries from 1948 to 2017, and compares them to a half-dozen non-Arab militaries, to conclude that politics, economics, and culture all contributed to the past weakness of Arab armies.
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Economic development-- Arab countries.
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Military art and science-- Arab countries-- History.
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Military art and science-- Soviet Union-- History.
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Armed Forces.
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Economic development.
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HISTORY / Military / General.
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Krieg
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Militär
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Military art and science.
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Military policy.
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Arab countries, Armed Forces, History.
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Arab countries, Military policy.
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Arab countries.
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Arabische Staaten
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Soviet Union.
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| Dewey Classification
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355.00917/492709045
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| LC Classification
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UA854.P654 2019
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