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An exploration of the strategies that both governments and insurgents employed in the liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan.
List of contents
Acknowledgements; Maps; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Practices, Roles, Colonialism and Decolonisation: Rethinking Post-Colonial Separatist Wars; 2. The Historical and Ideational Context of Post-Colonial Liberation Wars; 3. Post-colonial Governments and Counterinsurgency: The Return of Colonial Practices; 4. Second-Generation Liberation Strategies; 5. Transition in Liberation: From Guerrilla Fighting to State-Building; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Yaniv Voller is a Senior Lecturer in the Politics of the Middle East at the University of Kent. He is the author of The Kurdish Liberation Movement in Iraq: From Insurgency to Statehood (2014). His articles have appeared in leading journals on international politics and Middle East studies.
Summary
Exploring the history of the liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan, this book analyses both the rebels' strategies and government counterinsurgency responses for insights into their evolution and the practices and roles that emerged in the subsequent period.
Foreword
An exploration of the strategies that both governments and insurgents employed in the liberation wars in Iraqi Kurdistan and South Sudan.
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'By examining two case studies, Iraqi Kurdistan and Southern Sudan, the book contributes a new perspective on the topic of succession and separatist conflicts. With its extensive research, it is an important addition to the literature of post-colonial wars.' Joseph Sassoon, Georgetown University
