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War : an introduction to theories and research on collective violence /
War describes a situation of armed conflict between two or more parties. There are several ways in which we can classify wars. The major division in the academic literature is between interstate wars and civil wars. The former is fought out between two or more states; the latter between groups belon...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Publishers,
[2015]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Defense, security and strategy series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- WAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE. 2ND EDITION; WAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON COLLECTIVE VIOLENCE. 2ND EDITION; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I. Collective Violence; Chapter 1: The Onset of Civil War; Abstract; Introduction; Costs of Civil War; Models of Civil War Onset; Early Models; Recent Models; Grievance; Greed or Rebellion-as-Business; Other Civil War Models; Natural Resources; Insurgency Model; Ethnic Civil War; Models of Ethno-Religious Civil War Onset; The Primordial Model.
- The Instrumental ModelClash of Civilizations and Ethno-Religious Conflict; Modernization and Ethno-Religious Conflict; Islam and Civil War; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Theories of Collective Violence: The Continuing Rational Actor versus Deprived Actor Debate; Abstract; Introduction; Relative Deprivation/Deprived Actor; Resource Mobilization/Rational Actor; The Collective Action Problem; Overcoming the Collective Action Problem; Ethnicity; The Contemporary Debate; Opportunity; Grievances; Conclusion; Appendix; References.
- Chapter 3: Civil Wars in International Relations: Patterns, Consequences, and Conditions of TerminationAbstract; Introduction; Conflict in the Post Cold War Era; Civil Wars; Characteristics of Internationalized Civil Wars; Parties and Issues in InternationALIZED Civil Wars; Terminating Internationalized Civil Wars; Breaking or Overcoming Deadlocks in Civil Wars; Mediation in Civil Wars; Mediation Success in Civil Wars; Leadership Change and Civil Wars; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Irregular Warfare; Abstract; Concepts and Definitions; Types of Irregular Warfare.
- Wars of National LiberationRevolutionary Wars; Separatist Wars; Wars of Terror; The Historical Character of Irregular Warfare; Irregular Wars in the 20th Century; The New Wars; Wars of Terrorism; Terrorism Defined; The Local Terrorism of the Past; The Advent of International Terrorism; The Changes of 9-11; Terrorism after 11. September; References; Chapter 5: Modern War; Abstract; Introduction; How Much War and Death?; The Frequency of Conflict/War; The Intensity and Battle Deaths; Which States Fight, and Where?; Why Do States Use Military Force?; War Over Territory or Government?
- Major and Minor PowersSovereignty and Humanitarian Interventions; How Do States Use Military Force?; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Cain's Choice: Causes of One-Sided Violence against Civilians; Abstract; Introduction; Strategic Explanations of Genocides and other Forms of One-Sided Violence; Balance of Power-Explanations; Reciprocity, Institutions, and Identity; Organisational Logic; Recruitment; Commitment; Hierarchy; International Interventions; Types of Interventions; Explanations of Intervention Effectiveness; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References.