| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 208 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: Old Wine in New Bottles? -- Syrian Preface: A Murder in Latakia -- Unpacking Paramilitarism -- Studying Paramilitarism: Approaches and Limits -- What This Book Tries To Do -- 2. Paramilitarism's Long Twentieth Century -- Introduction: A Long Prehistory -- The Rise of Modern Paramilitaries, 1900-1945 -- The Postwar Era -- The Cold War in the Global South -- Post-Cold War Europe -- Conclusions -- 3. Organized Crime, the State, and Paramilitarism -- Introduction: From Ancient to Modern Banditry -- The State and Crime -- Shared Interests and Trade-Offs -- War and Crime -- Paramilitary-Criminal Profiles -- Conclusions -- 4. The Organization of Paramilitarism -- Introduction: Between siloviki and parapolítica -- Dual State, Deep State, Hybrid State, Parastate? -- Parties and Constituencies -- Committing Violence -- Deniability: A Nod and a Wink -- Conclusions -- 5. Conclusion: The Complexity of Paramilitarism -- An Iraqi Epilogue: "We are all Hashd" -- The Shadow of the State -- The Future of Paramilitarism |
| 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. Ungor presents a comparative and global overview of paramilitarism, showing how states use it to successfully outsource mass political violence against civilians |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 07, 2020) |
| Subject |
Paramilitary forces -- History
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Paramilitary forces.
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Paramilitary forces
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192558985 |
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0192558986 |
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9780192558992 |
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0192558994 |
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0191863955 |
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9780191863950 |
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