{"product_id":"borderland-battles-violence-crime-and-governance-at-the-edges-of-colombias-war-9780190849153","title":"Borderland Battles: Violence, Crime, and Governance at the Edges of Colombia's War","description":"The post-cold war era has seen an unmistakable trend toward the proliferation of violent non-state groups-variously labeled terrorists, rebels, paramilitaries, gangs, and criminals-near borders in unstable regions especially. In \u003cem\u003eBorderland Battles\u003c\/em\u003e, Annette Idler examines the micro-dynamics\u003cbr\u003eamong violent non-state groups and finds striking patterns: borderland spaces consistently intensify the security impacts of how these groups compete for territorial control, cooperate in illicit cross-border activities, and replace the state in exerting governance functions. Drawing on extensive\u003cbr\u003efieldwork with more than 600 interviews in and on the shared borderlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, where conflict is ripe and crime thriving, Idler reveals how dynamic interactions among violent non-state groups produce a complex security landscape with ramifications for order and\u003cbr\u003egovernance, both locally and beyond. A deep examination of how violent non-state groups actually operate with and against one another on the ground, \u003cem\u003eBorderland Battles\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for anyone involved in reducing organized crime and armed conflict-some of our era's most pressing and\u003cbr\u003eseemingly intractable problems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Idler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190849153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnette Idler\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Director of Studies at the Changing Character of War Centre, Senior Research Fellow at Pembroke College, and at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. She holds a doctorate from the Department of International Development, University of\u003cbr\u003eOxford, and an MA in International Relations from King's College London's Department of War Studies. Her research focuses on security, conflict, and transnational organized crime. Idler has published numerous scholarly articles, policy briefs, and op-eds, advised governments and international\u003cbr\u003eorganizations, and provided frequent media commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39929220759667,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2f63d858-5bfe-45a4-8dce-8e05c2c1c2c0.jpg?v=1647611850","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/borderland-battles-violence-crime-and-governance-at-the-edges-of-colombias-war-9780190849153","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}