Inside rebellion
Subtitle: the politics of insurgent violence
By: Jeremy M. Weinstein
Series: Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
Subjects: Insurgency; Insurgency -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies
Description: "This book presents a theory that accounts for the different strategies pursued by rebel groups in civil war, explaining why patterns of insurgent violence vary so much across conflicts. It does so by examining the membership, structure, and behavior of four insurgent movements in Uganda, Mozambique, and Peru. Drawing on interviews with nearly two hundred combatants and civilians who experienced violence firsthand, it shows that rebels' strategies depend in important ways on how difficult it is to launch a rebellion. The book thus demonstrates how characteristics of the environment in which rebellions emerge constrain rebel organization and shape the patterns of violence that civilians experience."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index