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Wars without end : competitive intervention, escalation control, and protracted conflict / Noel Anderson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anderson, Noel (Political scientist), author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civil war--History--20th century--Case studies.
- Civil war.
- Prolonged war.
- Protracted conflicts (Military science).
- Proxy war.
- Angola--History--Civil War, 1975-2002.
- Angola.
- Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
- Afghanistan.
- Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.
- Syria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (305 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- Despite their untold human suffering, widespread destruction and loss, and far-reaching destabilization, the fires of many of the world's most violent civil wars continue to burn. In light of their devastating effects, how can we explain the intractability of costly and stalemated, yet seemingly endless, civil wars? By situating internal conflicts within the broader geopolitical environment in which they take place,' Wars Without End' provides an answer. It highlights the critical role of competitive intervention - opposing, simultaneous transfers of military assistance from different third-party states to both government and rebel combatants - in the dynamics, duration, and global prevalence of internal conflict.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgments
- List of Acronyms
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A Theory of Competitive Intervention in Civil War
- 3 External Meddling in Internal War: Tracking Global Trends, 1946-2009
- 4 Competitive Intervention and Protracted Civil War, 1946-2009
- 5 The Angolan MPLA-UNITA Civil War, 1975-1991
- 6 The Afghan Communist-Mujahideen Civil War, 1979-1992
- 7 Conclusion: Extensions, Implications, and Future Trajectories
- Appendices
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 11, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780197798676
- 0197798675
- 9780197798652
- 0197798659
- OCLC:
- 1468044361
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