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100 1  Walter, Barbara F.,|eauthor. 
245 10 How civil wars start :|band how to stop them /|cBarbara F.
       Walter. 
250    First edition. 
263    2201 
264  1 New York :|bCrown,|c[2022] 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    xxi, 294 pages ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-277) and 
       index. 
505 0  Introduction -- The danger of anocracy -- The rise of 
       factions -- The dark consequences of losing status -- When
       hope dies -- The accelerant -- How close are we? -- What a
       war would look like -- Preventing a civil war. 
520    "A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise 
       in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm
       on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the 
       United States. Political violence rips apart several towns
       in southwest Texas. A far-right militia plots to kidnap 
       the governor of Michigan and try her for treason. An armed
       mob of Trump supporters and conspiracy theorists storms 
       the U.S. Capitol. Are these isolated incidents? Or is this
       the start of something bigger? Barbara F. Walter has spent
       her career studying civil conflict in places like Iraq and
       Sri Lanka, but now she has become increasingly worried 
       about her own country. Perhaps surprisingly, both 
       autocracies and healthy democracies are largely immune 
       from civil war; it's the countries in the middle ground 
       that are most vulnerable. And this is where more and more 
       countries, including the United States, are finding 
       themselves today. Over the last two decades, the number of
       active civil wars around the world has almost doubled. 
       Walter reveals the warning signs-where wars tend to start,
       who initiates them, what triggers them-and why some 
       countries tip over into conflict while others remain 
       stable. Drawing on the latest international research and 
       lessons from over twenty countries, Walter identifies the 
       crucial risk factors, from democratic backsliding to 
       factionalization and the politics of resentment. A civil 
       war today won't look like America in the 1860s, Russia in 
       the 1920s, or Spain in the 1930s. It will begin with 
       sporadic acts of violence and terror, accelerated by 
       social media. It will sneak up on us and leave us 
       wondering how we could have been so blind. In this urgent 
       and insightful book, Walter redefines civil war for a new 
       age, providing the framework we need to confront the 
       danger we now face-and the knowledge to stop it before 
       it's too late"--|cProvided by publisher. 
650  0 Civil war. 
650  0 Democratization. 
650  0 Domestic terrorism. 
650  7 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy.
       |2bisacsh 
650  7 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society.|2bisacsh 
650  7 HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General.|2bisacsh 
650  7 Civil war.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00862883 
650  7 Democratization.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00890123 
650  7 Domestic terrorism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01737469 
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