Intra-state conflict, governments and security : dilemmas of deterrence and assurance / edited by Stephen M. Saideman and Marie-Joëlle J. Zahar.

London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.

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This volume seeks to understand the central role of governments in intra-state conflicts, exploring how the government in any society plays two pivotal roles: as a deterrent against those who would use violence and as a potential danger to the society.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Print version: Intra-state conflict, governments and security. London ; New York : Routledge, 2008

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August 08, 2024

Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-244) and index.

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1 Causing security, reducing fear: Deterring intra-state violence and assuring government restraint; 2 Fear, preemption, retaliation: An empirical test of the security dilemma; 3 Six feet over: Internal war, battle deaths and the influence of the living on the dead; 4 Inequality, indivisibility and insecurity; 5 Rulers as mass murderers: Political institutions and human insecurity; 6 Resentment, fear, and the structure of the military in multiethnic states; 7 Violence as politics: ETA and Basque nationalism.