{"product_id":"divided-not-conquered-evan-perkoski-9780197627075","title":"Divided Not Conquered: How Rebels Fracture and Splinters Behave","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFrom terrorist disputes to splinter offshoots, an inside look at how armed groups break apart. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerrorist, rebel, and insurgent groups are highly unstable. Amid fears of defeat and even death, intense disagreements have torn many organizations apart, from Syria to Iraq, Ireland to Spain. And while some of these divisions have preceded a group's decline and eventual defeat, others have launched some of the most notorious and deadly organizations in recent history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDivided Not Conquered\u003c\/em\u003e, Evan Perkoski analyzes how armed groups fracture and how breakaway splinter groups behave. Perkoski takes an unprecedented look inside these organizations to understand the specific disagreements that cause groups to break apart, like those over ideology, leadership, and strategy. Drawing on research from organizational studies to social psychology, and leveraging analogies from business firms to religious sects, Perkoski shows how these disputes uniquely shape the behavior and survivability of emerging splinters. When motivated by single, shared disagreements, splinters exhibit higher cohesion, clearer objectives, and greater survivability. When motivated by strategy, splinters attract hardline operatives who steer the group towards increasingly lethal tactics and strategies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding case studies of republican militants in Northern Ireland, Basque militants in Spain, and the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, \u003cem\u003eDivided Not Conquered\u003c\/em\u003e demystifies a complex yet common phenomenon with ramifications for counterinsurgency, counterterrorism, and our understanding of increasingly fragmented conflicts around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evan Perkoski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197627072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197627075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.02w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2023","brand":"Evan Perkoski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076433637631,"sku":"9780197627075","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5ecf632e-5f1b-4b9c-84d7-8402a710972f.jpg?v=1685464966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divided-not-conquered-evan-perkoski-9780197627075","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}