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Book SynopsisFrom the deserts of Sudan to the jungles of Colombia, from the streets of Belfast to the mountains of Kurdistan, paramilitaries have appeared in violent conflicts. Üngör presents a comparative and global overview of paramilitarism, showing how states use it to successfully outsource mass political violence against civilians.
Trade ReviewHistorically based and yet inspiringly contemporary in its analysis and relevance, it shows that 'paramilitarism', as Üngör states in his concluding sentence, 'is here to stay' (p. 194), not least in its legacies of civic and state fragmentation. * Gregor Kranjc, Brock University, St Catharines, ON, Canada, The English Historical Review *
Üngör's excellent book will become the point of departure for much new study of the phenomenon of paramilitarism in the modern period. * John Paul Newman, E-International Relations *
Üngör offers an in-depth and panoramic view of paramilitarism in a highly sophisticated analysis that successfully combines historical and sociological scholarship. This is a first historical sociological exploration of paramilitarism in all its forms and as such will attract attention across many disciplines. * Sinisa Malesevic, University College, Dublin, Journal of Political Power *
Excellent ... [Üngör] pulls off quite a feat - covering no end of ground, showing command of his subject and sources, making serious but not portentous points, and - last but not least - keeping quite succinct. * Professional Security *
This book contributes further to our understanding of [the] key element of the solar eclipse of political violence within the contemporary state and throws further a little light on the pall of counterinsurgency and collusion on the Conflict in Northern Ireland. * Chris Stanley, Village Magazine *
Table of Contents1: Introduction: Old Wine in New Bottles? 2: Paramilitarism's Long Twentieth Century 3: Organized Crime, the State, and Paramilitarism 4: The Organization of Paramilitarism 5: Conclusion: the complexity of paramilitarism Select Bibliography Index
