04353nam 2200805 450 991078122310332120210311111955.01-350-22312-31-78032-581-91-283-12916-797866131291611-84813-493-210.5040/9781350223127(CKB)2550000000036697(OCoLC)739123184(CaPaEBR)ebrary10477355(SSID)ssj0000522538(PQKBManifestationID)12233017(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522538(PQKBWorkID)10539397(PQKB)11509889(MiAaPQ)EBC721166(Au-PeEL)EBL721166(CaPaEBR)ebr10477355(CaONFJC)MIL312916(OCoLC)733040348(OCoLC)1241540107(CaBNVSL)9781350223127(EXLCZ)99255000000003669720210311e20212021 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe FARC[electronic resource] the longest insurgency /Garry LeechLondon, England :Zed Books,©2011.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (194 p.)RebelsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84813-492-4 1-84813-491-6 Includes bibliographical references (p, [168]-172) and index.1. The Roots of the FARC -- 2. The FARC's Political Front -- 3. The FARC's Social Project -- 4. The FARC and the Drug Trade -- 5. From 'Narco-Guerrillas' to 'Narco-Terrorists' -- 6. The FARC and Human Rights -- 7. The Future of the FARC.To many including the Colombian, US, and EU governments, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is no more than a terrorist organization. Moreover, they claim that the FARC is only engaged in criminal activities and no longer maintains an ideology. But does this tell the whole story? Is it possible to engage in armed revolutionary struggle in order to achieve political and ideological objectives without perpetrating acts of terrorism? As the UN's special envoy to Colombia noted in 2003, it would be "a mistake to think that the FARC members are only drug traffickers and terrorists". Part of Zed's groundbreaking Rebels series, Garry Leech has written the definitive introduction to the FARC, examining the group's origins, aims, and ideology, and looking at its organizational and operational structures. His book also investigates FARC's impact on local, regional, and global politics and explores its future direction. As someone who reported from the frontline in Colombia for many years and was himself held captive by the FARC, Leech offers an unparalleled insight into one of the world's most high-profile armed revolutionary organizations. "Rebels" is an exciting and innovative new series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. These books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, while seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, while posting such questions as "When does a "rebel" political movement become a "terrorist" organization?" and "What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence?"Rebels (Halifax, N.S.)Fuerzas Armadas RevolucionariasInsurgencyColombiaRevolutionsColombiaGuerrillasColombiaIdeologyColombiaHistory: specific events & topicsbicsscColombiaHistory1946-1974ColombiaPolitics and government1974-InsurgencyRevolutionsGuerrillasIdeologyHistory: specific events & topics986.10634Leech Garry M.1171275University of Bradford.Centre for International Co-operation and Security.NCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910781223103321The FARC3749049UNINA