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Resisting rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : the history and politics of counterinsurgency / / Anthony James Joes



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Autore: Joes Anthony James Visualizza persona
Titolo: Resisting rebellion [[electronic resource] ] : the history and politics of counterinsurgency / / Anthony James Joes Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Lexington, Ky., : University Press of Kentucky, c2004
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (361 p.)
Disciplina: 355.02/18
Soggetto topico: Counterinsurgency - History
Counterinsurgency - Political aspects
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Role
13. 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: In 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 ph
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ISBN: 1-283-23299-5
9786613232991
0-8131-7199-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910810172303321
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