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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Rethinking political violence
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Rethinking political violence.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
This book explores the ways in which democracies can win counterinsurgencies when they implement a proper strategy. At a time when the USA is retrenching from two bungled foreign wars that involved deadly insurgent uprisings, this is a particularly important argument. Succumbing to the trauma of those engagements and drawing the wrong conclusions about counterinsurgency can only lead to further defeat in the future. Rather than assuming that counterinsurgency is ineffective, it is crucial to understand that a conventional response to an insurgent challenge is likely to fail. Counterinsurgency must be applied from the beginning, and if done properly can be highly effective, even when used by democratic regimes. In fact, because such regimes are often wealthier; have more experience at institution-building and functional governance; are more pluralistic in nature and therefore enjoy higher levels of legitimacy than do autocracies, democracies may have considerable advantages in counterinsurgency warfare. Rather than give up in despair, democracies should learn to leverage these advantages and implement them against future insurgencies. |
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Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; The Puzzle; Organization; Chapter 2: The Arguments; Lack of Resolve; Strategic Limitations; What Counts as Winning?; Legitimacy; Chapter 3: A Population-Centric COIN Strategy; Direct Action Against the Insurgent; Indirect Action Against the Insurgent; Interaction with the Population; Chapter 4: Malaya; History; Direct Action Against the Insurgent; Indirect Action Against the Insurgent; Interaction with the Population; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Vietnam; History. |
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Direct Action Against the Insurgent Indirect Action Against the Insurgent; Interaction with the Population; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Iraq; History; Direct Action Against the Insurgent; Indirect Action Against the Insurgent; Interaction with the Population; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Conclusions; Bibliography; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Counterinsurgency.
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Counterinsurgency. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
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Malaysia -- History.
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Malaysia. |
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History. |
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Vietnam -- History.
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Vietnam. |
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Iraq -- History.
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Iraq. |
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Warfare & defence. |
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Peace studies & conflict resolution. |
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Political structures: democracy. |
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other. |
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Patterson, William. Democratic counterinsurgents : how democracies can prevail in irregular warfare. London, [England] : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2016 xii, 170 pages Rethinking political violence. 9781137600592 |
| ISBN |
9781137600608 (electronic book) |
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1137600608 (electronic book) |
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1137600594 |
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9781137600592 |
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9781137600592 (print) |
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