Desertion : Trust and Mistrust in Civil Wars /

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"Delving deeply into the Spanish Civil War, as well as the civil war in Syria, this book examines the world of combatants in military units, with their comrades and commanders and argues that bonds of trust among combatants keep them fighting, that mistrust pushes them to leave, and that belief...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McLauchlin, Theodore (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Trust.
Desertion, Military.
HISTORY / Military / General.
Syria.
Spain.
Syria > History > Civil War, 2011- > Desertions.
Spain > History > Civil War, 1936-1939 > Desertions.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"Delving deeply into the Spanish Civil War, as well as the civil war in Syria, this book examines the world of combatants in military units, with their comrades and commanders and argues that bonds of trust among combatants keep them fighting, that mistrust pushes them to leave, and that beliefs about political commitments and the motivation to fight shape both"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (280 pages): illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9781501752964

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