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 trying to avoid the worst but also grabbing what opportunities their predicament affords them. Violence, he finds, is never a simple reflection of the optimal strategy of its users; its profoundly interactive character defeats simple maximization logics while producing surprising outcomes, such as relative nonviolence in the 'frontlines' of civil war.
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Political violence, Civil war, Nonfiction, Politics| Edition | Availability |
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The logic of violence in civil war
2006, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521854091 9780521854092
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The Logic of Violence in Civil War
2006, Cambridge University Press
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in English
0511223072 9780511223075
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The logic of violence in civil war: theory and preliminary results
2000, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones
in English
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