Alec Worsnop

Rebels in the Field

Cadres and the Development of Insurgent Military Power

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780197817926
• ISBN-10: 0197817920
• Artikelnr.: 73922220

Autorenporträt

Alec Worsnop is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park and a Research Fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland. He studies issues at the intersection of International Relations and Comparative Politics including civil war, military effectiveness, civil-military relations, and institutional development in conflict or post-conflict environments. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he was an affiliate of the Security Studies Program.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: The Cadre Theory of Insurgent Military Power
3: The Taliban Through the Lens of the Cadre Theory
4: The Unexpected and Arduous Path of the Viá't Minh
5: PAVN and PLAF Military Cadres
6: Generating Force: The Sunni Insurgency in Iraq
7: Moving Beyond Networks: Iraq's Shiite Militias
8: Conclusion