{"product_id":"combatants-in-african-conflicts-simon-david-taylor-9781138475984","title":"Combatants in African Conflicts: Professionals, Praetorians, Militias, Insurgents, and Mercenaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book focuses on the different types of combatants in conflicts in Africa, exploring the fine lines between what might be classified as a militia in one conflict, a rebel in another, or a terrorist in a third.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on the work of Carl von Clausewitz, this book provides a conceptually stable and analytically sound new typology on combatants. Analysing the relationships between state and society, and drawing on Clausewitz's Trinity of passion, chance, and reason, the book presents a set of five types of armed actors: Professionals, Praetorians, Militias, Insurgents, and Mercenaries. Each type is developed through a close reading of foundational theoretical texts, reviews of contemporary studies, and a historical analysis of their unique characteristics. Unlike a reductionist binary perspective, this typology accounts for the dynamic, complex, and evolving relationships of these actors with the state and society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA typology of combatants in conflicts in Africa can provide avenues for more in-depth analysis of such conflicts and holds implications for Security Sector Reform projects and other peace-building programmes. As such, this book will be an essential reference for scholars and students of African Politics and Military and Security Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon David Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 113847598X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138475984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Simon David Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44075557355775,"sku":"9781138475984","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f031bf8-d88d-4a8d-89b6-b73eab5a219a.jpg?v=1685460133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/combatants-in-african-conflicts-simon-david-taylor-9781138475984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}