Foreign Fighters - Transnational Identity in Civil Conflicts

Zusatztext In Malet's view, modern transnational jihadist fighters are part of a long historical tradition that includes Communists like Che Guevara and William Alexander Morgan who fought in the Cuban Revolution, Zionists like future haircare pioneer Vidal Sassoon who fought in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, anti-fascists like Andre Malraux and George Orwell who fought in the Spanish Civil War, Americans like Davy Crockett who fought in the Texas Revolution, or nationalist romantics Lord Byron, who fought in the Greek War of Independence. Informationen zum Autor David Malet is Lecturer in International Relations in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. Klappentext Transnational participation in insurgencies, often associated with Islamists, has been prevalent in wars throughout history. Foreign Fighters is the comprehensive study of foreign fighters. It examines patterns of recruitment using original data sets and detailed diverse case studies, and how recruiters use frames of existential threat to strengthen rebel groups. Zusammenfassung Transnational participation in insurgencies, often associated with Islamists, has been prevalent in wars throughout history. Foreign Fighters is the comprehensive study of foreign fighters. It examines patterns of recruitment using original data sets and detailed diverse case studies, and how recruiters use frames of existential threat to strengthen rebel groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Why We Fight (Elsewhere) 2: A History of Foreign Fighters 3: The Texas Revolution (1835-1836) 4: The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) 5: The Israeli War of Independence (1947-1949) 6: Afghanistan (1978-1992) and Beyond Conclusion: Responses to Transnational Insurgency Appendix A: Development of the Term "Foreign Fighter" Appendix B: Observation Set Coding Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: David Malet, David (Director of Security Policy Studies Malet, Malet David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9780190691899
• ISBN: 978-0-19-069189-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Spain, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, International Relations, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Political Economy, Revolutionary groups & movements, Modern warfare, Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 (Spanish Civil War period), Revolutionary groups and movements, Civil wars