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

Hoover Green, Amelia,

The commander's dilemma : violence and restraint in wartime / Amelia Hoover Green. - Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 2011.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

"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"--



9781501726484

2018025452


Political violence--Psychological aspects.
Command of troops--Psychological aspects.
Civilians in war--Violence against.
Control (Psychology)
Political violence--History--El Salvador--20th century.
Political socialization--History--El Salvador--20th century.
Civilians in war--Violence against--El Salvador.


Electronic Books.

JC328 / .C666 2018