{"product_id":"regular-soldiers-irregular-war-violence-and-restraint-in-the-second-intifada-hardback-9781501750434","title":"Regular Soldiers, Irregular War; Violence and Restraint in the Second Intifada (Hardback) 9781501750434","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRegular Soldiers, Irregular War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eViolence and Restraint in the Second Intifada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDevorah S. Manekin (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501750434\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w line drawing, 1 map, 3 charts - 1 Line drawings, black and white - 1 Maps - 3 Charts\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a well-written, notable contribution to military sociology and security studies.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat explains differences in soldier participation in violence during irregular war? How do ordinary men become professional wielders of force, and when does this transformation falter or fail? \u003ci\u003eRegular Soldiers, Irregular War\u003c\/i\u003e presents a theoretical framework for understanding the various forms of behavior in which soldiers engage during counterinsurgency campaigns—compliance and shirking, abuse and restraint, as well as the creation of new violent practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough an in-depth study of the Israeli Defense Forces' repression of the Second Palestinian Intifada of 2000–2005, including in-depth interviews with and a survey of former combatants, Devorah Manekin examines how soldiers come both to unleash and to curb violence against civilians in a counterinsurgency campaign. Manekin argues that variation in soldiers' behavior is best explained by the effectiveness of the control mechanisms put in place to ensure combatant violence reflects the strategies and preferences of military elites, primarily at the small-unit level. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurthermore, she develops and analyzes soldier participation in three categories of violence: strategic violence authorized by military elites; opportunistic or unauthorized violence; and \"entrepreneurial violence\"—violence initiated from below to advance organizational aims when leaders are ambiguous about what will best serve those aims. By going inside military field units and exploring their patterns of command and control,\u003ci\u003e Regular Soldiers, Irregular War\u003c\/i\u003e, sheds new light on the dynamics of violence and restraint in counterinsurgency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Production and Restraint of Military Violence\u003cbr\u003e 1. Participation in Counterinsurgency\u003cbr\u003e 2. Narrating Conflict and Violence: Ex-Combatant Accounts as Data\u003cbr\u003e 3. IDF Counterinsurgency in the Second Intifada\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Production of Strategic Violence\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Violence\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Production and Control of Opportunistic Violence\u003cbr\u003e 7. Beyond Israel: Counterinsurgent Violenceand Restraint in Comparative Perspective\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Violence and Restraint in Counterinsurgency\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702427021592,"sku":"9781501750434","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/regular-soldiers-irregular-war-violence-and-restraint-in-the-second-intifada-hardback-9781501750434","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}