TY  - GEN
TY  - GEN
T1  - The Oxford handbook of late colonial insurgencies and counter-insurgencies
T2  - Oxford handbooks
A2  - Thomas, Martin
A2  - Curless, Gareth
LA  - eng
PP  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
YR  - 2023
UL  - https://kansalliskirjasto.finna.fi/Record/fikka.5694885
AB  - "For several decades conflicts within states rather than between them have been the prevalent form of organised political violence worldwide. Most intra-state conflicts since 1945 have originated in insurgencies, not just against incumbent regimes but, more often, against those regimes' external sponsors, whether imperial governments or dominant regional powers. This Handbook focuses on the former group, on the insurgencies and counter-insurgencies fought out as European overseas empires collapsed. Seeking to identify the causal dynamics and violence processes of such violent decolonization, the Handbook will address the most taxing problems in conflict limitation: how to constrain the actions of insurgents and counter-insurgents in asymmetric 'guerrilla wars'; how to mitigate the consequences of proxy involvement in intra-state conflicts; and how to protect civilians in war zones where combatant-non-combatant distinctions have broken down. Underlying these questions is a unifying theme - and a core Handbook objective - the need to recognize the cultural practices of insurgent movements and counter-insurgent forces as a prerequisite to comprehending their violence"--
SN  - 9780198866787 kovakantinen
KW  - 1900-talet
KW  - Uppror
KW  - Upprorsbekämpning
KW  - Avkolonisering
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - Konfliktlösning
KW  - Conflict management
KW  - Counterinsurgency
KW  - Decolonization
KW  - Insurgency
ER  -