Paramilitarism : mass violence in the shadow of the state / Uğur Ümit Üngör.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Üngör, Uğur Ümit, 1980- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paramilitary forces.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2020

Summary:

From the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, paramilitaries have appeared in violent conflicts. Üngör presents a comparative and global overview of paramilitarism, showing how states use it to successfully outsource mass political violence against civilians.

Contents:

List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction: Old Wine in New Bottles? 2. Paramilitarism's Long Twentieth Century 3. Organized Crime, the State, and Paramilitarism 4. The Organization of Paramilitarism 5. Conclusion: The Complexity of Paramilitarism Select Bibliography

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-186395-5

0-19-255898-6

0-19-255899-4