Proxy wars : suppressing violence through local agents /

"Analytical narratives examine when and where major powers can work through local proxies rather than commit their own troops. Cases include Denmark under Nazi occupation, the Korean War, El Salvador, Colombia, and present-day Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. Most focus on the United States, but I...

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Other Authors: Berman, Eli (Editor), Lake, David A., 1956- (Editor), Macdonald, Julia
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press 2019.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctvvndp0
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Summary:"Analytical narratives examine when and where major powers can work through local proxies rather than commit their own troops. Cases include Denmark under Nazi occupation, the Korean War, El Salvador, Colombia, and present-day Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan. Most focus on the United States, but Israel's relations with Lebanon and Gaza and the Palestinian Authority are also featured"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 339 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1501733095
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