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 Israel�...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
[2019]
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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. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 339 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501733055 1501733052 9781501733062 1501733060 |