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Döden är vår business : den otroliga historien om PMC Wagner och Jevgenij Prigozjin

Pocket, Svenska, 2026

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»Jag ger dig ett soldatnamn: Wagner. Sedan får du själv se om du vill gå vidare eller inte.«

Döden är vår business skildrar framväxten av den ökända ryska privatarmén Wagnergruppen, som skapades för att utföra Kremls smutsiga arbete utan att lämna några fingeravtryck. År 2014 undanröjde den makthavare i Donbas som inte ville lyda Moskva och verkade bakom kulisserna i inbördeskrigens Libyen, Mali och Syrien, där den chockade världen med sina brutala avrättningar. Efter den fullskaliga invasionen av Ukraina började Wagnergruppen operera öppet och rekryterade mördare och tjuvar direkt från de ryska fängelserna. Hjärnan bakom privatarmén var »Putins kock« Jevgenij Prigozjin, före detta straffånge, korvkioskägare, restaurangmagnat, mästertrollare och makthungrig entreprenör, som omkom i en flygkrasch efter sitt väpnade uppror mot Moskva i juni 2023.

BBC-journalisterna Ilja Barabanov och Denis Korotkov följer hans väg från fängelset till Kremls innersta kretsar och kartlägger Wagnergruppens uppkomst och fall. Detta är en berättelse om makt utan ansvar, våld utan gränser och Vladimir Putins maffiastat.

Ur boken:

»Alltihop skedde mer eller mindre inför öppen ridå, åtminstone skrev oberoende journalister både i Ryssland och utlandet regelbundet om Prigozjins många äventyr och bedrägerier. Trots detta ignorerades det fullständigt av den ryska regeringen och rättsväsendet, även när det handlade om mord på andra ryska medborgare som begicks med Prigozjins kännedom. Så fungerade det maffialiknande system som Vladimir Putin hade byggt upp -- en stat där personer nära ledaren alltid står över lagen och eliten inte lever enligt rättsliga normer, utan enligt oskrivna regler. Det var detta som möjliggjorde Prigozjins uppgång -- en tidigare kriminell som alltid värdesatte lojalitet högre än alla andra principer. Med den högste ledarens godkännande fick denne före detta brottsling mångmiljardkontrakt från staten, byggde ett medieimperium för att sprida Kremlvänlig propaganda och grundade en privatarmé. Detta gjorde det möjligt för en medioker och outbildad restauratör med stor fantasi och enorma ambitioner att bli en global skräckfigur.«

Ilja Barabanov är en rysk grävande journalist verksam vid BBC:s ryskspråkiga redaktion. Han har i över ett årtionde följt Wagnergruppens framfart i Ukraina, Syrien, Afrika och Ryssland, och var en av de första journalisterna att avslöja gruppen. Tidigare var han specialreporter på tidningen Kommersant, och han har belönats med Peter Mackler Award från Reportrar utan gränser.

Denis Korotkov har sedan 2013 granskat paramilitära grupper och publicerat banbrytande reportage om Jevgenij Prigozjin och Wagnergruppen i Fontanka, Novaja Gazeta och Dossier Center. Hans arbete har lett till dödshot, men också till flera utmärkelser, bland annat Redkollegia-priset, Andrej Sacharov-priset och nominering till Global Shining Light International Award for Investigative Journalism.

Döden är vår business : den otroliga historien om PMC Wagner och Jevgenij Prigozjin

AvDenis Korotkov,Ilja Barabanov

4

Inbunden, Svenska, 2025

257 kr

»Jag ger dig ett soldatnamn: Wagner. Sedan får du själv se om du vill gå vidare eller inte.«

Döden är vår business skildrar framväxten av den ökända ryska privatarmén Wagnergruppen, som skapades för att utföra Kremls smutsiga arbete utan att lämna några fingeravtryck. År 2014 undanröjde den makthavare i Donbas som inte ville lyda Moskva och verkade bakom kulisserna i inbördeskrigens Libyen, Mali och Syrien, där den chockade världen med sina brutala avrättningar. Efter den fullskaliga invasionen av Ukraina började Wagnergruppen operera öppet och rekryterade mördare och tjuvar direkt från de ryska fängelserna.

Hjärnan bakom privatarmén var »Putins kock« Jevgenij Prigozjin, före detta straffånge, korvkioskägare, restaurangmagnat, mästertrollare och makthungrig entreprenör, som omkom i en flygkrasch efter sitt väpnade uppror mot Moskva i juni 2023. BBC-journalisterna Ilja Barabanov och Denis Korotkov följer hans väg från fängelset till Kremls innersta kretsar och kartlägger Wagnergruppens uppkomst och fall. Detta är en berättelse om makt utan ansvar, våld utan gränser och Vladimir Putins maffiastat.

Ur boken:

»Alltihop skedde mer eller mindre inför öppen ridå, åtminstone skrev oberoende journalister både i Ryssland och utlandet regelbundet om Prigozjins många äventyr och bedrägerier. Trots detta ignorerades det fullständigt av den ryska regeringen och rättsväsendet, även när det handlade om mord på andra ryska medborgare som begicks med Prigozjins kännedom. Så fungerade det maffialiknande system som Vladimir Putin hade byggt upp -- en stat där personer nära ledaren alltid står över lagen och eliten inte lever enligt rättsliga normer, utan enligt oskrivna regler. Det var detta som möjliggjorde Prigozjins uppgång -- en tidigare kriminell som alltid värdesatte lojalitet högre än alla andra principer. Med den högste ledarens godkännande fick denne före detta brottsling mångmiljardkontrakt från staten, byggde ett medieimperium för att sprida Kremlvänlig propaganda och grundade en privatarmé. Detta gjorde det möjligt för en medioker och outbildad restauratör med stor fantasi och enorma ambitioner att bli en global skräckfigur.«

Ilja Barabanov är en rysk grävande journalist verksam vid BBC:s ryskspråkiga redaktion. Han har i över ett årtionde följt Wagnergruppens framfart i Ukraina, Syrien, Afrika och Ryssland, och var en av de första journalisterna att avslöja gruppen. Tidigare var han specialreporter på tidningen Kommersant, och han har belönats med Peter Mackler Award från Reportrar utan gränser.

Denis Korotkov har sedan 2013 granskat paramilitära grupper och publicerat banbrytande reportage om Jevgenij Prigozjin och Wagnergruppen i Fontanka, Novaja Gazeta och Dossier Center. Hans arbete har lett till dödshot, men också till flera utmärkelser, bland annat Redkollegia-priset, Andrej Sacharov-priset och nominering till Global Shining Light International Award for Investigative Journalism.

Pity the Nation

Lebanon at War

AvRobert Fisk

1

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

276 kr

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Pity the Nation ranks among the classic accounts of war in our time, both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. Written by one of Britain's foremost journalists, this remarkable book combines political analysis and war reporting in an unprecedented way: it is an epic account of the Lebanon conflict by an author who has personally witnessed the carnage of Beirut for over a decade. Fisk's book recounts the details of a terrible war but it also tells a story of betrayal and illusion, of Western blindness that had led inevitably to political and military catastrophe.Updated and revised, Fisk's book gives us a further insight into this troubled part of the world.'Robert Fisk is one of the outstanding reporters of this generation. As a war correpondent he is unrivalled.'Edward Mortimer, Financial Times

Guerrilla Warfare

AvErnesto Che Guevara

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

112 kr

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'Guerrilla warfare is a war of the masses, a war of the people'First published in 1961, following the successful Cuban Revolution, this is Che Guevara's handbook for guerrilla war.It covers strategy, tactics, terrain, organization of an army, logistics, field medical treatment, intelligence, propaganda and training, and focuses on seven 'golden rules' of guerrilla warfare. Widely studied both by insurrectionist movements and those who have tried to suppress them, this is the key text to understand how revolutions can be fought and won by ordinary people.

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Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy

AvMichael G Johnson

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

153 kr

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The federated Iroquois tribes were absolutely central to the long struggle between the British colonists in eastern North America, and the French and their client tribes. They fought many exciting frontier campaigns, and were generally loyal allies of the British for 200 years from the late 16th century. They provided the redcoats and colonial militias with an invaluable scouting and raiding element, right up to the end of the American War of Independence in 1782, when the Mohawks trekked to new lands they were given in Canada by a grateful Crown. The Iroquois had a rich and individual material culture which is beautifully illustrated in this book.

Italian Army 1940–45 (3)

Italy 1943–45

AvPhilip Jowett

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

153 kr

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This final book in our three-volume series on WWII Italian Army organisation, uniforms and equipment covers the division of Italy's forces after the Armistice of 1943. Many units were raised by Mussolini's RSI to fight on beside the Germans, with entirely new and often impressive uniforms. Others joined and were equipped by the Allies; and simultaneously, a bitter civil war pitched Fascist security units against the partisan bands of the large and diverse pro-Allied guerrilla movement

Steel Bonnets

AvGeorge MacDonald Fraser,George Macdonald Fraser

Häftad, Engelska, 1989

219 kr

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One Shot, One Kill

A History of the Sniper

AvAndy Dougan

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

129 kr

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A cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during the battle for Litchfield in the English Civil War, to the present day.Previously published as The Hunting of Man.‘The modern sniper is perhaps the most versatile soldier on the battlefield. He is totally self-reliant, living off the land and his wits, the most vital link in the chain of combat. Ranging at will over the battlefield, he will push himself to his technological and psychological limit to provide protection for his comrades, intelligence for his commanders, and deadly interdiction whenever it is necessary. He is essentially a living weapon.’In an engrossing history driven by the stories of the great marksmen of each era, Andy Dougan traces the development of the sniper’s role from the English Civil War to the modern day. A role that, despite tactical innovation and technological advance, has always aspired to the same lethal efficiency: one shot, one kill.

Fifth Act

America’S End in Afghanistan

AvElliot Ackerman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

203 kr

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A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war’s echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and, later, as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August of 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. The official evacuation process was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. Ackerman was drawn into an impromptu effort to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America’s longest war, but the success they achieved afforded a degree of redemption: and, for Ackerman, a chance to reconcile his past with his present.The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week at its bitter end. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves in a personal history of the war's long progress, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11.It is a play in five acts with a tragic denouement. Any reader who wants to understand what went wrong with the war’s trajectory will find a trenchant accounting here. And yet The Fifth Act is not an exercise in finger-pointing: it brings readers into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, who fought the war with courage and dedication, in good faith and at great personal cost. Understanding combatants’ experiences and sacrifices demands reservoirs of wisdom and the gifts of an extraordinary storyteller. In Elliot Ackerman, this story has found that author.The Fifth Act is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic.

Fifth Act

America’S End in Afghanistan

AvElliot Ackerman

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

134 kr

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A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war’s echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman left the American military ten years ago, but his time in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Marines and, later, as a CIA paramilitary officer marked him indelibly. When the Taliban began to close in on Kabul in August of 2021 and the Afghan regime began its death spiral, he found himself pulled back into the conflict. The official evacuation process was a bureaucratic failure that led to a humanitarian catastrophe. Ackerman was drawn into an impromptu effort to arrange flights and negotiate with both Taliban and American forces to secure the safe evacuation of hundreds. These were desperate measures taken during a desperate end to America’s longest war, but the success they achieved afforded a degree of redemption: and, for Ackerman, a chance to reconcile his past with his present.The Fifth Act is an astonishing human document that brings the weight of twenty years of war to bear on a single week at its bitter end. Using the dramatic rescue efforts in Kabul as his lattice, Ackerman weaves in a personal history of the war's long progress, beginning with the initial invasion in the months after 9/11.It is a play in five acts with a tragic denouement. Any reader who wants to understand what went wrong with the war’s trajectory will find a trenchant accounting here. And yet The Fifth Act is not an exercise in finger-pointing: it brings readers into close contact with a remarkable group of characters, who fought the war with courage and dedication, in good faith and at great personal cost. Understanding combatants’ experiences and sacrifices demands reservoirs of wisdom and the gifts of an extraordinary storyteller. In Elliot Ackerman, this story has found that author.The Fifth Act is a first draft of history that feels like a timeless classic.

Mad and the Brave

The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

AvColin Freeman

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

261 kr

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A Telegraph Best Book 2025 'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines – some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day Homage to Catalonia – and Fight Club on steroids.' – Oliver Poole, London Standard‘A great read’ – Mark Galeotti'Brilliant' – The Daily Express With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes – this is an astonishing account of Europe’s biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who’ve never held a gun before.Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption – all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower. Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other.This is their story – often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious…

Mad and the Brave

The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

AvColin Freeman

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

203 kr

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A Telegraph Best Book 2025 'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines – some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day Homage to Catalonia – and Fight Club on steroids.' – Oliver Poole, London Standard‘A great read’ – Mark Galeotti'Brilliant' – The Daily Express With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes – this is an astonishing account of Europe’s biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who’ve never held a gun before.Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption – all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower. Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other.This is their story – often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious…

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Mad and the Brave

The Untold Story of Ukraine’s Foreign Legion

AvColin Freeman

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

133 kr

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A Telegraph Best Book 2025 'Elegant and terrifying, the story of those who gave up life in the West for Ukraine's frontlines – some to save democracy, some to save themselves. A modern-day Homage to Catalonia – and Fight Club on steroids.' – Oliver Poole, London Standard‘A great read’ – Mark Galeotti'Brilliant' – The Daily Express With real-life echoes of SAS Rogue Heroes – this is an astonishing account of Europe’s biggest major conflict, told through the eyes of a ragbag collection of foreign fighters Three days after Russian tanks roll into Ukraine, President Volodymr Zelensky issues a desperate appeal for foreign military volunteers to help defend his country. Thousands answer the call from all over the world: some of them experienced soldiers, others novices who’ve never held a gun before.Among their ranks are high-minded idealists, adventure-seekers bored with civilian life, and ex-criminals seeking redemption – all risking their lives against the world's most vicious superpower. Some flee at the first sign of trouble, others become heroes; many are killed, and a few turn their guns on each other.This is their story – often terrifying, often tragic, sometimes comic, and sometimes glorious…

Kristallnacht

Prelude to Destruction

AvMartin Gilbert

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

276 kr

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Samurai

A History

AvJohn Man

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

265 kr

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Waterloo

The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles

AvBernard Cornwell

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

295 kr

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PT 109

An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy

AvWilliam Doyle

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

256 kr

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No Mission Is Impossible

The Death-Defying Missions of the Israeli Special Forces

AvMichael Bar-Zohar,Nissim Mishal

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

277 kr

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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

AvMax Hastings

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

279 kr

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The Diary Keepers: World War II Written by the People Who Lived Through It

AvNina Siegal

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

265 kr

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The Diary Keepers

World War II in the Netherlands, as Written by the People Who Lived Through It

AvNina Siegal

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

234 kr

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Everybody Had His Own Gringo

The CIA and the Contras

AvGlenn Garvin

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

388 kr

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The Reagan administration spent eight years and a vast amount of money backing the Contras in their bid to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua. Although the Sandinistas eventually were ousted, it was by the ballot box and not the M-16, for by that time the Contras had ceased to be a viable force. What caused their untimely demise? Some of the fault lies with the Contras themselves, but in this account of villainy, courage, incompetence and violent death in a country at war with itself, the author sets out to show that there is blame in Washington, too. Garvin covered the war for six years, often travelling with Contra combat units, and his work was nominated for Pulitzer Prizes in 1988 and 1989. He won the Mencken Award for Investigative Reporting.

The Fall of Che Guevara

A Story of Soldiers, Spies, and Diplomats

AvHenry Butterfield Ryan

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

1 944 kr

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The Fall of Che Guevara tells the story of Guevara's last campaign, in the backwoods of Bolivia, where he hoped to ignite a revolution that would spread throughout South America. For the first time, this book shows in detail the strategy of the USA and Bolivian governments to foil his efforts. Based on numerous interviews and on secret documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act from the CIA, the State Department, the Pentagon, and the National Security Archive, this work casts new light on the roles of a Green Beret detachment sent to train the Bolivians and of the CIA and other US agencies in bringing Guevara down. Ryan shows that Guevara was an agent of Cuban foreign policy from the time he met Fidel Castro in 1955 until his death--not a mere independent revolutionary, as many scholars have claimed. Guevara's attempted insurgency in Bolivia was in reality a Cuban attempt to achieve another badly-needed revolutionary success. This dramatic account of the last days of Che Guevara will appeal to scholars and students of United States foreign policy and Latin American history, and to all those interested in this revolutionary's remarkable life.

The I.R.A. and its Enemies

Violence and Community in Cork, 1916-1923

AvPeter Hart

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

2 707 kr

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What is it like to be in the I.R.A. - or at their mercy? This fascinating study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County Cork I.R.A. between 1916 and 1923 - the most powerful and deadly branch of the I.R.A. during one of the most turbulent periods in twentieth-century Ireland. These years saw the breakdown of the British legal system and police authority, the rise of republican violence, and the escalation of the conflict into a full-scale guerilla war, leading to a wave of riots, ambushes, lootings, and reprisal killings, with civilians forming the majority of victims in this unacknowledged civil war. Religion may have provided the starting point for the conflict, but class prejudice, patriotism, and personal grudges all fuelled the development and continuation of widespread violence. Using an unprecedented range of sources - many of them only recently made public - Peter Hart explores the motivation behind such activity. His conclusions not only reveal a hidden episode of Ireland's troubled past but provide valuable insights into the operation of similar terrorist groups today.

Armed Struggle and the Search for State

The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993

AvYezid Sayigh,University of Cambridge) Sayigh, Yezid (Assistant Director of Studies, Centre of International Studies, Assistant Director of Studies, Centre of International Studies

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

1 443 kr

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This masterly new work spans an entire epoch in the history of the contemporary Palestinian national movement, from the establishment of Israel in mandate Palestine in 1948, to the PLO-Israel accord of 1993. Contrary to the conventional view that national liberation movements proceed with state-building only after attaining independence, the case of the PLO shows that state-building may shape political institutionalization throughout the previous struggle, even in the absence of an autonomous territorial, economic, and social base. That is the central argument of this insightful study, which traces the political, ideological, and organizational evolution of the PLO and its constituent guerrilla groups. Taking the much-vaunted 'armed struggle' as its connecting theme, it shows how conflict was used to mobilize the mass constituency, assert particular discourses of revolution and nationalism, construct statist institutions, and establish the legitimacy of a new political class and bureaucratic elite. The book draws extensively on PLO archives, official publications and internal documents of the various guerilla groups, and over 400 interviews conducted by the author with the PLO rank-and-file. Its span, primary sources, and conceptual framework make this the definitive work on the subject.

Armed Struggle and the Search for State

The Palestinian National Movement, 1949-1993

AvYezid Sayigh,University of Cambridge) Sayigh, Yezid (Assistant Director of Studies, Centre of International Studies, Assistant Director of Studies, Centre of International Studies

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

2 041 kr

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Armed Struggle and The Search for State spans an entire epoch in the history of the contemporary Palestinian national movement, from the establishment of Israel in 1948, to the PLO-Israel accord of 1993. Contrary to the conventional view that national liberation movements proceed with state-building only after attaining independence, the case of the PLO shows that state-building may shape political institutionalisation, even in the absence of an autonomous territorial, economic, and social base. This insightful study traces the political, ideological, and organisational evolution of the PLO and its constituent of guerrilla groups. Taking the much-vaunted 'armed struggle' as its connecting there, it shows how conflict was used to mobilise the mass constituency, assert particular discourses of revolution and nationalism, construct statist institutions, and establish legitimacy of a new political class and bureaucratic elite. The book draws extensively on PLO archives, official publications and internal documents of the various guerrilla groups, and over 400 interviews conducted by the author with he PLO rank-and-file. Its span, primary sources and conceptual framework make this the definitive work on the subject.

The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict

AvSandesh Sivakumaran

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

831 kr

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The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict brings together and critically analyses the disparate conventional, customary, and soft law relating to non-international armed conflict. All the relevant bodies of international law are considered, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law. The book traces the changes to the legal framework applicable to non-international armed conflict from ad hoc regulation in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, to systematic regulation through the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional Protocols, to the transformation of the law in the mid-1990s. Armed conflicts ranging from the US civil war, the Algerian War of Independence, and the attempted secession of Biafra, through to the current conflicts in the Colombia, the Philippines, and Sudan are all considered.The identification and analysis of the law is complemented by a consideration of the practice, allowing both violations of, and respect for, the law, to be ascertained. Given that non-international armed conflicts are fought between states and non-state armed groups, or between armed groups, particular attention is paid to the oft-neglected views of armed groups. This is done through an analysis of hundreds of statements, unilateral declarations, internal regulations, and bilateral agreements issued by armed groups. Equivalent material emanating from states parties to conflicts is also considered. The book is thus an essential reference point for the law and practice of non-international armed conflicts.

Armed Groups and the Politics of International Legitimation

AvStephan Hensell,Klaus Schlichte

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

1 886 kr

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Non-state armed groups - rebels, guerrillas, militias, liberation movements - not only fight for state power but also for international legitimacy. Why are some armed groups successful in turning the power of the gun into legitimate authority that is internationally recognized while others fail? Contributing to a vibrant scholarly debate, this book is the first comparative study of armed groups that try to gain international legitimacy. It analyses how and when these attempts are successful. The volume presents a new framework for analysing the politics of legitimation that evolve around armed groups. Based on practice theory and global history, it highlights the interaction of practices and publics in the process of legitimation and introduces four different historical times, spanning from 1945 to the present, that have set different structural conditions for armed groups' pursuit of international legitimacy. Armed Groups and the Politics of International Legitimation encompasses in-depth case studies on Indonesia, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Uganda, Angola, Palestine, Afghanistan, and Libya. Written by experts on these contexts, it suggests a research strategy of 'reiterative case comparison' that bridges the gap between political science, history, and sociology. It advances a new theoretical understanding of armed groups as international actors that co-shape international politics and as forces with a genuine quest for legitimacy, which allows us new insights into the fabric of international relations.

The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict

AvSandesh Sivakumaran

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

2 178 kr

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This book brings together and critically analyses the disparate conventional, customary, and soft law relating to non-international armed conflict. All the relevant bodies of international law are considered, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, and international human rights law. The book traces the changes to the legal framework applicable to non-international armed conflict from ad hoc regulation in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, to systematic regulation through the 1949 Geneva Conventions and 1977 Additional Protocols, to the transformation of the law in the mid-1990s. Armed conflicts ranging from the US civil war, the Algerian War of Independence, and the attempted secession of Biafra, through to the current conflicts in the Colombia, Philippines, and Sudan are all considered.The identification and analysis of the law is complemented by a consideration of the practice, allowing both violations of, and respect for, the law, to be ascertained. Given that non-international armed conflicts are fought between states and non-state armed groups, or between armed groups, particular attention is paid to the oft-neglected views of armed groups. This is done through an analysis of hundreds of statements, unilateral declarations, internal regulations, and bilateral agreements issued by armed groups. Equivalent material emanating from states parties to conflicts is also considered. The book is thus an essential reference point for the law and practice of non-international armed conflicts.

Do the Geneva Conventions Matter?

AvEVANGELISTA,Evangelistam. fl.

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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The Geneva Conventions are the best-known and longest-established laws governing warfare, but what difference do they make to how states engage in armed conflict? Since the start of the "War on Terror" with 9/11, these protocols have increasingly been incorporated into public discussion. We have entered an era where contemporary wars often involve terrorism and guerrilla tactics, but how have the rules that were designed for more conventional forms of interstate violence adjusted? Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? provides a rich, comparative analysis of the laws that govern warfare and a more specific investigation relating to state practice. Matthew Evangelista and Nina Tannenwald convey the extent and conditions that symbolic or "ritual" compliance translates into actual compliance on the battlefield by looking at important studies across history. To name a few, they navigate through the Algerian War for independence from France in the 1950s and 1960s; the US wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan; Iranian and Israeli approaches to the laws of war; and the legal obligations of private security firms and peacekeeping forces. Thoroughly researched, this work adds to the law and society literature in sociology, the constructivist literature in international relations, and legal scholarship on "internalization." Do the Geneva Conventions Matter? gives insight into how the Geneva regime has constrained guerrilla warfare and terrorism and the factors that affect protect human rights in wartime.