The Logic of Violence in Civil War

by Stathis N. Kalyvas

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521670047
• ISBN13: 9780521670043
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"