Table of Contents

Preface 1 Insurgents and Civilian-targeted violence 2 rivals and the Logic of Insurgent violence 3 "The elephant Is Not Yet Dead": The reform of the sPLA 4 From Jekyll to Hyde: The transformation of the FArC 5 Freedom Fighters or terrorists? The ongoing transformations of the Pkk 6 The Theoretical and Practical Implications of Active rivalry Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

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Offers a timely and intimate understanding of insurgency and explains the changing behavior of insurgent groups toward the civilians they claim to represent

About the Author

Claire Metelits is assistant professor of political science at Washington State University.

Reviews

"Metelits has written an engaging study that contributes a wealth of original data on three insurgencies as well as an innovative argument for why they behave differently toward civilian populations." Deborah Avant, author of The Market for Force