The FARC : the longest insurgency /

The FARC : the longest insurgency /

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Author / Creator:	Leech, Garry M.
Imprint:	Halifax : Fernwood Pub. ; London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, ©2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : map.
Language:	English
Series:	Rebels Rebels (Halifax, N.S.)
Subject:	Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia. Insurgency -- Colombia. Revolutions -- Colombia. Guerrillas -- Colombia. Ideology -- Colombia. Guerrillas. Ideology. Insurgency. Politics and government Revolutions. Colombia -- History -- 1946-1974. Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974- Colombia. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11258798

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Varying Form of Title:	Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
Other authors / contributors:	University of Bradford. Centre for International Co-operation and Security.
ISBN:	9781848134935 1848134932 9781780321882 1780321880 9781848134911 1848134916 9781848134928 1848134924 9781552664513 1552664511 1780325819 9781780325811 1283129167 9781283129169 9786613129161 661312916X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p, [168]-172) and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	To many including the Colombian, US, and EU governments, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is no more than a terrorist organization. Moreover, they claim that the FARC is only engaged in criminal activities and no longer maintains an ideology. But does this tell the whole story? Is it possible to engage in armed revolutionary struggle in order to achieve political and ideological objectives without perpetrating acts of terrorism? As the UN's special envoy to Colombia noted in 2003, it would be "a mistake to think that the FARC members are only drug traffickers and terrorists". Part of Zed's groundbreaking Rebels series, Garry Leech has written the definitive introduction to the FARC, examining the group's origins, aims, and ideology, and looking at its organizational and operational structures. His book also investigates FARC's impact on local, regional, and global politics and explores its future direction. As someone who reported from the frontline in Colombia for many years and was himself held captive by the FARC, Leech offers an unparalleled insight into one of the world's most high-profile armed revolutionary organizations. "Rebels" is an exciting and innovative new series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. These books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, while seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, while posting such questions as "When does a "rebel" political movement become a "terrorist" organization?" and "What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence?"
Other form:	Print version: Leech, Garry M. FARC. London ; New York : Zed Books Ltd, 2011 9781848134928
Standard no.:	9786613129161

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Summary:	Garry Leech has written the definitive introduction to the FARC, examining the group's origins, aims, and ideology, and looking at its organizational and operational structures. The book also investigates the FARC's impact on local, regional, and global politics and explores its future direction.<br> <br> <br> <br> 'Rebels' is an exciting and innovative new series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. Written by leading experts, the books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, whilst seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, whilst posting such questions as 'When does a "rebel" political movement become a "terrorist" organization?' and 'What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence?'.<br> <br> <br> <br> Provocative and original, the series is essential reading for anyone interested in how rebel groups operate today.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : map.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p, [168]-172) and index.
ISBN:	9781848134935 1848134932 9781780321882 1780321880 9781848134911 1848134916 9781848134928 1848134924 9781552664513 1552664511 1780325819 9781780325811 1283129167 9781283129169 9786613129161 661312916X