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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “william wittels”
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  • Militias, States and Violence against Civilians

    Civic Vice, Civic Virtue

    Edited by Paul Lorenzo Johnson, William Wittels ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Civil Wars and Intra-State Conflict
    This book examines the conditions under which the presence and use of militias result in an increase or a decrease in violence against civilians in intra-state conflicts.Showcasing the breadth and diversity of modern militias in the context of violence against civilians, the volume addresses the predation and repression that many such groups are infamous for, as well as increasingly important ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

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  • Why Civil Resistance Works

    The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

    by Erica Chenoweth, Maria Stephan ...
    Series series Columbia Studies in Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
    For more than a century, from 1900 to 2006, campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals. By attracting impressive support from citizens, whose activism takes the form of protests, boycotts, civil disobedience, and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation, these efforts help separate regimes from their main ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

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  • Nimo's War, Emma's War

    Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War

    by Cynthia Enloe ...
    Nimo, Maha, Safah, Shatha, Emma, Danielle, Kim, Charlene. In a book that once again blends her distinctive flair for capturing the texture of everyday life with shrewd political insights, Cynthia Enloe looks closely at the lives of eight ordinary women, four Iraqis and four Americans, during the Iraq War. Among others, Enloe profiles a Baghdad beauty parlor owner, a teenage girl who survived a ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Global Security Cultures

    by Mary Kaldor ...
    Why do politicians think that war is the answer to terror when military intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria, Mali, Somalia and elsewhere has made things worse? Why do some conflicts never end? And how is it that practices like beheadings, extra-judicial killings, the bombing of hospitals and schools and sexual slavery are becoming increasingly common?In this book, renowned scholar ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Proxy Warriors

    The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias

    by Ariel Ahram ...
    In this book, Ariel Ahram offers a new perspective on a growing threat to international and human security—the reliance of 'weak states' on quasi-official militias, paramilitaries, and warlords.Tracing the history of several "high profile" paramilitary organizations, including Indonesia's various militia factions, Iraq's tribal "awakening," and Iran's Revolutionary Guard and Basij corps, the book ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • Children at War

    by Peter W. Singer ...
    Children at War is the first comprehensive book to examine the growing and global use of children as soldiers.P.W. Singer, an internationally recognized expert in twenty-first-century warfare, explores how a new strategy of war, utilized by armies and warlords alike, has targeted children, seeking to turn them into soldiers and terrorists.Singer writes about how the first American serviceman ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Middle Power in the Middle East

    Canada’s Foreign and Defence Policies in a Changing Region

    Edited by Thomas Juneau, Bessma Momani ...
    The Middle East has not, historically, been a first-order priority for Canadian foreign and defence policy. Most major Canadian decisions on the Middle East have come about through ad hoc decision-making rather than strategic necessity. Balancing international obligations with domestic goals, Canadian relations with this region try to find a balance between meeting alliance obligations and keeping ... Read more

    $25.89 USD

  • Feminism and War

    Confronting US Imperialism

    by Judy Rohrer, Micere Mugo, Berta Joubert-Ceci, Shahnaz Khan, Zillah Eisenstein, Isis Nusair, Cynthia Enloe, Angela Davis, Jennifer Hyndman, Patricia McFadden, Linda Carty, Nadine Sinno, Huibin Amelia Chew, Leslie Cagan, Elizabether Philipose, Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Nellie Hester Bailey, Berenice Malka Fisher ...
    Women across the globe are being dramatically affected by war as currently waged by the USA. But there has been little public space for dialogue about the complex relationship between feminism, women, and war.The editors of Feminism and War have brought together a diverse set of leading theorists and activists who examine the questions raised by ongoing American military initiatives, such as:What ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Routledge Handbook of Terrorism Research

    Edited by Alex Schmid ...
    This major new Handbook synthesises more than two decades of scholarly research, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field of terrorism studies.The content of the Handbook is based on the responses to a questionnaire by nearly 100 experts from more than 20 countries as well as the specific expertise and experience of the volume editor and the various contributors. Together, they guide the ... Read more

    $94.99 USD

  • How Mass Atrocities End

    Studies from Guatemala, Burundi, Indonesia, the Sudans, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Iraq

    Edited by Bridget Conley-Zilkic ...
    Given the brutality of mass atrocities, it is no wonder that one question dominates research and policy: what can we, who are not at risk, do to prevent such violence and hasten endings? But this question skips a more fundamental question for understanding the trajectory of violence: how do mass atrocities actually end? This volume presents an analysis of the processes, decisions, and factors that ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Modern War and the Utility of Force

    Challenges, Methods and Strategy

    Edited by Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Jan Angstrom ...
    Series series Cass Military Studies
    This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war.After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally have not been trained and equipped for, in environments that they often have not been prepared for. A ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Global Politics and Violent Non-state Actors

    by Natasha Ezrow ...
    Moving beyond terror groups to examine non-state actors including warlords, gangs and private security companies, Violent Non-State Actors:Guides you through the core theories and concepts, taking a multidisciplinary approachExamines different explanations for the emergence of violent non-state actors as well as strategies for dealing with themWeaves in international case studies from groups ... Read more

    $71.99 USD