Negotiating survival : civilian-insurgent relations in Afghanistan
Two decades on from 9/11, the Taliban now control more than half of Afghanistan. Few would have foreseen such an outcome, and there is little understanding of how Afghans living in Taliban territory have navigated life under insurgent rule. Based on over 400 interviews with Taliban and civilians, th...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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La Vergne : Hurst Publishers,
2021
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| Schlagworte: | Conflict management Electronic books Afghanistan Taliban Strategie Militärische Planung Zivilbevölkerung Überlebensstrategie |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (198 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Two decades on from 9/11, the Taliban now control more than half of Afghanistan. Few would have foreseen such an outcome, and there is little understanding of how Afghans living in Taliban territory have navigated life under insurgent rule. Based on over 400 interviews with Taliban and civilians, this book tells the story of how civilians have not only bargained with the Taliban for their survival, but also ultimately influenced the course of the war in Afghanistan. While the Taliban have the power of violence on their side, they nonetheless need civilians to comply with their authority. Both strategically and by necessity, civilians have leveraged this reliance on their obedience in order to influence Taliban behaviour. Challenging prevailing beliefs about civilians in wartime, Negotiating Survival presents a new model for understanding how civilian agency can shape the conduct of insurgencies. It also provides timely insights into Taliban strategy and objectives, explaining how the organisation has so nearly triumphed on the battlefield and in peace talks. While Afghanistan’s future is deeply unpredictable, there is one certainty: it is as critical as ever to understand the Taliban—and how civilians survive their rule |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 241-262, Register |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (198 pages) Illustrationen, Karten |
| ISBN: | 9781787387324 1787387321 9781787384859 1787384853 |