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Resisting rebellion : the history and politics of counterinsurgency / Anthony James Joes.
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Joes, Anthony James
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Language
English
Published/Created
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2004.
Description
351 pages ; 24 cm
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Counterinsurgency
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Summary note
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 phenomenon as a military one, effective counterinsurgency requires a thorough understanding of the insurgents' motives and sources of support. Clear political aims must guide military action if a counterinsurgency is to be successful and prepare a lasting reconciliation within a deeply fragmented society. The most successful counterinsurgency campaign undertaken by the United States was the one against Philippine insurgents following the Spanish-American War. But even more instructive than successful counterinsurgencies are the persistent patterns of errors revealed by Joes's comparative study. Instances include the indiscriminate destructiveness displayed by the Japanese in China and the Soviets in Afghanistan, and the torture of suspected Muslim terrorists by members of the French Army in Algeria. - Publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Prologue. Guerrilla insurgency as a political problem
Guerrilla strategy and tactics
Some wellsprings of insurgency
Religion and insurgency in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Religion and insurgency in the twentieth century
Foreign involvement with insurgency
Establishing civilian security
Loyalists: indigenous anti-insurgency
The centrality of intelligence
The requirement of rectitude
The utility of amnesty
The question of sufficient force levels
Deploying U.S. troops in a conterinsurgent role
Guerrillas and conventional tactics
The myth of Maoist People's War
Two false starts: Venezuela and Thailand
Comparing national approaches to counterinsurgency
Elements of a conterinsurgent strategy
Epilogue. Conflict in Iraq.
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ISBN
0813123399 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
9780813123394 ((hardcover ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2004010630
OCLC
55228462
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