Nonstate actors in intrastate conflicts /

Through case studies of Afghanistan, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and Turkey, this volume examines the manifold roles of external nonstate actors in influencing the outcome of hostilities within a state's borders.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Barak, Oren; Miodownik, Dan
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2014]
©2014
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: National and ethnic conflict in the 21st century
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812208672
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Summary: Through case studies of Afghanistan, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine and Turkey, this volume examines the manifold roles of external nonstate actors in influencing the outcome of hostilities within a state's borders.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: 1 illus.
ISBN: 9780812208672
Index Number: JC328
CLC: D51
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction /
1. The Modern Sherwood Forest : Theoretical and Practical Challenges /
2. Framing to Win: The Transnational Recruitment of Foreign Insurgents /
3. State, Society, and Transnational Networks: The Arab Volunteers in the Afghan War (1984 1990) /
4. A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Roles of Diasporas in Intrastate Conflicts /
5. Turkey s Dual Problem: Between Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora /
6. Turkey, the Kurds, and Turkey s Incursions into Iraq: The Effects of Securitization and Desecuritization Processes /
7. From a Militia to a Diasporic Community: The Changing Identity of the South Lebanese Army /
8. Domestic-Regional Interactions and Outside Intervention in Intrastate Conflicts: Insights from Lebanon /
Notes --
Bibliography --
List of Contributors --
Index --
Acknowledgments.