{"product_id":"9781349956128","title":"Rethinking Political Violence: How Democracies Can Prevail in Irregular Warfare","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRethinking Political Violence: How Democracies Can Prevail in Irregular Warfare\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePatterson, William\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis\nbook explores the ways in which democracies can win counterinsurgencies when\nthey implement a proper strategy. At a time when the USA is retrenching from\ntwo bungled foreign wars that involved deadly insurgent uprisings, this is a particularly\nimportant argument. Succumbing to the trauma of those engagements and drawing\nthe wrong conclusions about counterinsurgency can only lead to further defeat\nin the future. Rather than assuming that counterinsurgency is ineffective, it\nis crucial to understand that a conventional response to an insurgent challenge\nis likely to fail. Counterinsurgency must be applied from the beginning, and if\ndone properly can be highly effective, even when used by democratic regimes. In\nfact, because such regimes are often wealthier; have more experience at\ninstitution-building and functional governance; are more pluralistic in nature\nand therefore enjoy higher levels of legitimacy than do autocracies,\ndemocracies may have considerable advantages in counterinsurgency warfare.\nRather than give up in despair, democracies should learn to leverage these\nadvantages and implement them against future insurgencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-07\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349956128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-60060-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 170\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752433217676,"sku":"9781349956128","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349956128.jpg?v=1775919840","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349956128","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}