Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical and Critical Study, Laqueur 9781138524637 New..

Name: Guerrilla Warfare: A Historical and Critical Study, Laqueur 9781138524637 New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

As the author makes clear, every book has a history; Guerrilla Warfare is no exception > As the author makes clear, every book has a history; Guerrilla Warfare is no exception. Together with its sequel Terrorism (and two companion readers) it was part of a wider study: to give a critical interpretation of guerrilla and terrorism theory and practice throughout history. It did not aim at providing a general theory of political violence, nor did it give instructions on how to conduct guerrilla warfare and terrorist operations. Its aim remains to bring about greater semantic and analytic clarity, and to do so at psychological as well as political levels.While the word guerrilla has been very popular, much less attention has been given to guerrilla warfare than to terrorism - even though the former has been politically more successful. The reasons for the lack of detailed attention are obvious: guerrilla operations take place far from big cities, in the countryside, in remote regions ox