The Logic of Violence in Civil War

Name: The Logic of Violence in Civil War
Author: Stathis Kalyvas

Paperback Engels 2006 9780521670043

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By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the book demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective emotions, ideologies, and cultures than currently believed. Kalyvas specifies a novel theory of selective violence: it is jointly produced by political actors seeking information and individual civilians trying to avoid the worst but also grabbing what opportunities their predicament affords them. Violence, he finds, is never a simple reflection of the optimal strategy of its users; its profoundly interactive character defeats simple maximization logics while producing surprising outcomes, such as relative nonviolence in the 'frontlines' of civil war.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9780521670043

Taal:Engels

Bindwijze:paperback

Aantal pagina's:510

Uitgever:Ingram Content Group LLC

Verschijningsdatum:1-5-2006

Hoofdrubriek:Mens en maatschappij

Serie:Cambridge Studies in

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Inhoudsopgave

Introduction; 1. Concepts and definitions; 2. Pathologies; 3. Barbarism; 4. A theory of irregular war I: collaboration; 5. A theory of irregular war II: control; 6. The logic of indiscriminate violence; 7. A theory of selective violence; 8. Empirics I: comparative evidence; 9. Empirics II: microcomparative evidence; 10. Intimacy; 11. Cleavage and agency; Conclusion.