The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime /

The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime / Amelia Hoover Green.

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"To win wars, commanders have to create violence, but they also have to control it--and restraint comes from political education, not strategic thinking or harsh discipline"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hoover Green, Amelia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Subjects:	Political violence > Psychological aspects. Command of troops > Psychological aspects. Civilians in war > Violence against. Control (Psychology) Political violence > El Salvador > History > 20th century. Political socialization > El Salvador > History > 20th century. Civilians in war > Violence against > El Salvador. Political socialization. Political violence. Politics and government. El Salvador > Politics and government > 1979-1992. El Salvador. History.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : repertoires and restraint
The commander's dilemma
Setting the context : the history of El Salvador's civil war
Comparing state and FMLN institutions and ideologies
FMLN institutions and ideologies in depth
Repertoires of violence in the Salvadoran civil war, 1980-1992
The commander's dilemma beyond El Salvador.