{"product_id":"insurgency-terrorism-and-crime-max-g-manwaring-9780806139708","title":"Insurgency, Terrorism, and Crime: Shadows from the Past and Portents for the Future","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew insights for understanding and combating Al Qaeda and other contemporary security threats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWars were once fought mainly between nations--a presumption put to rest on September 11, 2001. Al Qaeda showed that nonstate actors could threaten a traditional nation-state and pursue strategic objectives without conventional weaponry, thereby altering the nature of war and often rendering military firepower meaningless.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational security expert Max G. Manwaring examines the emergence of nonstate actors in a geopolitical world. Manwaring invites policy makers to look past familiar insurgencies such as those in Vietnam and Iraq and consider global security problems from multiple perspectives. He concludes that the use of calculated political and psychological power may be the most effective response in many situations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe power to make war no longer rests solely in the hands of traditional governments. Manwaring analyzes the context, conduct, and outcome of today's irregular wars and applies proven methods of effective response to seven case studies: Colombia, Al Qaeda, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela, Italy, and Central American gangs and criminal organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsurgency, Terrorism, and Crime\u003c\/em\u003e translates the cogent lessons of recent events into workable strategies for tomorrow's leaders. This book is required reading for students of national security policy and foreign-policy analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max G. Manwaring, Edwin G. Corr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806139706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806139708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/23\/2009 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009","brand":"Max G. Manwaring","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059776745727,"sku":"9780806139708","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_217f402c-62bb-47f4-b4b1-12cfd679f83e.jpg?v=1685060270","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/insurgency-terrorism-and-crime-max-g-manwaring-9780806139708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}