03324nam 2200457 450 991016279910332120230810001842.01-78634-145-X(CKB)3710000001031975(MiAaPQ)EBC4791215(EXLCZ)99371000000103197520160609h20172017 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierUnderstanding the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency /Adam Dolnik (Wollongong University, Australia), Herman Butime (Wollongong University, Australia)New Jersey :World Scientific,[2017]©20171 online resource (300 pages) illustrations, color mapImperial College Press insurgency and terrorism series ;volume 11Title from PDF file title page (viewed December 27, 2016).1-78634-143-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Emergence of the conflict in Northern Uganda -- Mystification of the conflict in Northern Uganda -- Regionalization of the lRA insurgency -- Internationalization of the conflict in Northern Uganda -- De-escalation of the lRA insurgency -- Modus operandi of lRA I -- Modus operandi of lRA II -- Longevity and termination of the lRA insurgency -- Conclusion."Understanding the Lord's Resistance Army Insurgency provides a concise overview of the LRA, which has, for almost 30 years, conducted untold atrocities across the central African nations of Uganda, Southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. This book examines the LRA's emergence and evolution, the ideology, strategy and tactics behind it, motivational aspects of its recruitment, its engagement in peace processes, and a detailed description of leadership and group dynamics. This work is based on a wide range of written sources and extensive interviews with individuals intimately related to the group including top LRA commanders, government sources, victims, child soldiers, abductees and wives of Joseph Kony. Moving past stories of unimaginable brutality, forced recruitment, and the group's mystical belief system, the book provides a well-grounded analysis of the different stages of the LRA's development. It demonstrates how the group represents an obscure case study that challenges many of the common assumptions about the operational dynamics of terrorist organizations. Written to fill a gap in academia in relation to African- and Christianity-based terrorism, this book is suitable for students, researchers and practitioners in political sciences, war, conflict and terrorism studies, African politics and international relations and development."--Publisher's website.Imperial College Press insurgency and terrorism series ;v. 11.InsurgencyUgandaUgandaPolitics and government1979-Insurgency967.6104/4Dolnik Adam1095170Butime HermanMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910162799103321Understanding the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency2896109UNINA