Understanding proto-insurgencies
To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Santa Monica, CA :
Rand Corp
2007.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Rand counterinsurgency study. Paper ;
3. Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-178. |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009433086806719 |
| Summary: | To gain the size and capabilities of an insurgency, a would-be insurgent movement must create a politically relevant identity; it must espouse a cause that is popular beyond the group; it must gain dominance over rival organizations; and it must find a sanctuary that provides respite from police, intelligence, and military services. Violence is instrumental in all the tasks proto-insurgencies seek to accomplish. However, violence can also backfire on them, since few people support it. Support from outside states offers numerous advantages to groups seeking to become insurgencies. It can provid |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (75 p.) Also available via the Internet |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781281181220 9786611181222 9780833042828 |
