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From soldiers to politicians : transforming rebel movements after civil war / edited by Jeroen de Zeeuw. - Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2008. - vii, 296 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-271) and index.

Understanding the political transformation of rebel movements / Jeroen de Zeeuw -- El Salvador : the success of the FMLN / Christine Wade -- Mozambique : Renamo's electoral success / Carrie Manning -- Sierra Leone : marginalization of the RUF / Paul Richards and James Vincent -- Burundi : the deficient transformation of the CNDD-FDD / Willy Nindorera -- Palestine : Hamas's unfinished transformation / Pamela Scholey -- Sudan : the incomplete transition from SPLA to SPLM / John Young -- Afghanistan : political parties or militia fronts? / Antonio Giustozzi -- Sri Lanka : the continued armed struggle of the LTTE / Chris Smith -- International involvement in rebel-to-party transformations / Luc van de Goor and Jeroen de Zeeuw.

ISBN: 9781588265807 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2007024805

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political stability.
Legitimacy of governments.
Civil war.
Political violence.

Dewey Class. No.: 320.509 / SOL 2008