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Author Manwaring, Max G.

Title Insurgency, terrorism, and crime : shadows from the past and portents for the future / Max G. Manwaring ; foreword and afterword by Edwin G. Corr
Edition First edition
Published Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2008]
©2008

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Description xiv, 290 pages ; 24 cm
Series International and security affairs series ; v. 5
International and security affairs series ; v.5
Contents Foreword / Edwin G. Corr -- 1. A Multiple Conflict Syndrome: The Colombian Insurgency -- 2. Transforming War into "Superinsurgency": Hugo Chavez and Fourth-Generation Warfare -- 3. A Multidimensional Paradigm for Political-Terrorist War: Al Qaeda's Approach to Asymmetric Warfare -- 4. Sovereignty under Siege: Gangs and Other Criminal Organizations in Central America and Mexico -- 5. An Unorthodox Military Movement into and out of Power: Preventive Insurgency and Democratic Transition in Portugal, 1974 and Beyond -- 6. From Defeat to Power in Four Hard Lessons: The Uruguayan Tupamaros' Sea Change, 1962-2005 -- 7. Reflections on the Successful Italian Counterterrorism Effort, 1968-1983 -- Afterword: The Manwaring Paradigm as a Guide to U.S. National Security in Asymmetric Warfare and for Strengthening the U.S. National Security System / Edwin G. Corr
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-278) and index
Subject Asymmetric warfare.
Counterinsurgency -- Case studies.
Insurgency -- Case studies.
Gangs -- Case studies.
Crime and globalization.
Terrorism -- Prevention.
National security -- United States -- 21st century.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Author Corr, Edwin G.
LC no. 2008012870
ISBN 9780806139708 hardback alkaline paper
0806139706 hardback alkaline paper
Other Titles Insurgency, terrorism & crime