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Offers the first systematic investigation to explain intrastate conflict duration as a function of the prewar time period
Develops a novel and unified framework for considering the effects of rebel prewar preparation that departs from existing micro- and macro-level approaches, which emphasize wartime factors
Identifies six types of rebel incubation processes that are critical for mobilizing robust rebel groups
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book provides a new approach to explaining prolonged rebellions and insurgent wars, as well as a more nuanced and multi-faceted account of the entire lifespans of rebel and insurgent groups. Since 1945, rebel and insurgent groups have increasingly dragged larger, better funded, and ostensibly militarily superior regimes into protracted intrastate conflicts. This book demonstrates how they were able to endure the hardships of warfare thanks to decisions made before the conflict erupted––a period of time the author refers to as “incubation.” Using case studies on Latin American insurgencies, the author demonstrates that their capacity to endure was directly associated with both the length and quality of each group’s prewar preparations.
Authors and Affiliations
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Political Science, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, USA
Joel J. Blaxland
About the author
Joel J. Blaxland is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Western New Mexico University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Insurgency Prewar Preparation and Intrastate Conflict
Book Subtitle: Latin America and Beyond
Authors: Joel J. Blaxland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38185-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38184-4Published: 13 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38187-5Published: 13 February 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38185-1Published: 12 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 186
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Military and Defence Studies