03216nam 2200589 a 450 991077753150332120200520144314.01-283-23299-597866132329910-8131-7199-7(CKB)1000000000461354(EBL)792198(OCoLC)69255762(SSID)ssj0000236746(PQKBManifestationID)11191369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000236746(PQKBWorkID)10189584(PQKB)10530684(MdBmJHUP)muse13793(Au-PeEL)EBL792198(CaPaEBR)ebr10495322(CaONFJC)MIL323299(MiAaPQ)EBC792198(EXLCZ)99100000000046135420040505d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrResisting rebellion[electronic resource] the history and politics of counterinsurgency /Anthony James JoesLexington, Ky. University Press of Kentuckyc20041 online resource (361 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8131-2339-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Prologue: Guerrilla Insurgency as a Political Problem; 1. Guerrilla Strategy and Tactics; 2. Some Wellsprings of Insurgency; 3. Religion and Insurgency in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centures; 4. Religion and Insurgency in the Twentieth Century; 5. Foreign Involvement with Insurgency; 6. Establishing Civilian Security; 7. Loyalists: Indigenous Anti-Insurgency; 8. The Centrality of Intelligence; 9. The Requirement of Rectitude; 10. The Utility of Amnesty; 11. The Question of Sufficient Force Levels; 12. Deploying U.S. Troops in a Counterinsurgent Role13. Guerrillas and Conventional Tactics14. The Myth of Maoist People's War; 15. Two False Starts: Venezuela and Thailand; 16. Comparing National Approaches to Counterinsurgency; 17. Elements of a Counterinsurgent Strategy; Epilogue: Conflict in Iraq; Notes; Bibliography; IndexIn Resisting Rebellion, Anthony James Joes explores insurgencies ranging across five continents and spanning more than two centuries. Analyzing examples from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, he identifies recurrent patterns and offers useful lessons for future policymakers. Insurgencies arise from many sources of discontent, including foreign occupation, fraudulent elections, and religious persecution, but they also stem from ethnic hostilities, the aspirations of would-be elites, and traditions of political violence. Because insurgency is as much a political phCounterinsurgencyHistoryCounterinsurgencyPolitical aspectsCounterinsurgencyHistory.CounterinsurgencyPolitical aspects.355.02/18Joes Anthony James1492938MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777531503321Resisting rebellion3843922UNINA