The New Counter-insurgency Era in Critical Perspective (Rethinking Political Violence)

Ward Gventer, Celeste

ISBN 10: 1137336935 / ISBN 13: 9781137336934

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2014

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The notion of counter-insurgency has become a dominant paradigm in American and British thinking about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This volume brings together international academics and practitioners to evaluate the broader theoretical and historical factors that underpin COIN, providing a critical reappraisal of counter-insurgency thinking. Editor(s): Jones, David Martin; Rainsborough, Michael. Series: Rethinking Political Violence. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPS; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 608. . 2014. 2014th Edition. hardcover. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Counter-insurgency Era in Critical Perspective (Rethinking Political Violence)
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1137336935
• ISBN 13: 9781137336934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The notion of counter-insurgency has become a dominant paradigm in American and British thinking about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This volume brings together international academics and practitioners to evaluate the broader theoretical and historical factors that underpin COIN, providing a critical reappraisal of counter-insurgency thinking.

About the Author

Huw Bennett, Aberystwyth University, UK John Bew, King's College London, UK Stephen Biddle, George Washington University, USA Ryan Evans, King's College London, UK Matthew Ford, University of Sussex, UK Jeffrey A. Friedman, Dartmouth College, USA Gian Gentile, United States Military Academy at West Point, USA Colin Jackson, U.S. Naval War College, USA Jeffrey Michaels, King's College London, UK Douglas Porch, Naval Postgraduate School, USA William Rosenau, Center for Strategic Studies, USA Joshua Rovner, US Naval War College, USA Paul Schulte, Kings College London, USA Jacob Shapiro, Princeton University, USA Paul Staniland, University of Chicago, USA Bing West, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and combat Marine James Worrall, University of Leeds, UK.