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The Logic of Violence in Civil War

Paperback • 2006 • English

The Logic of Violence in Civil War

By Stathis N. Kalyvas

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By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the book demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective emotions, ideologies, and cultures than currently believed. Kalyvas specifies a novel theory of selective violence: it is jointly produced by political actors seeking information and individual civilians...Show more

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9780521670043

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

The Logic of Violence in Civil War

Format

Paperback

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