| Contents |
Rebels and escalation -- Escalation and de-escalation -- Political opportunity and rebel violence -- Political will; provocation and concession -- Capabilities; strategy -- Capabilities; substitution -- Political will; group processes and individual considerations -- Legitimacy and support -- De-escalation -- The escalation and de-escalation of rebel violence. |
| Abstract |
"Controlling escalation is an illusion. It was an illusion during the period of the Cold War, when, fortunately, the reality of controlling nuclear escalation between the super powers never presented itself. Unfortunately, today the reality of attempting to control escalation regularly presents itself. Many contemporary belligerents are either insufficiently aware of the escalatory potential of their actions, or tend to be pre-occupied by short term considerations. This book details the variety in the processes of escalation and challenges the idea of seeing escalation as an entirely rational and linear phenomenon over which control can be exercised"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Duyvesteyn, Isabelle, Rebels and conflict escalation [New York] : Cambridge University Press, [2021] 9781009008952 |
| LCCN | 2020057994 |
| ISBN | 9781316518472 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1316518477 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781009009256 paperback |
| ISBN | 1009009257 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
