A Stone's Throw from Paradise
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A Stone's Throw from Paradise by Linda Oatman High
Pathological Counterinsurgency critically examines the relationship between elections and counterinsurgency success in third party campaigns supported by the United States. From Vietnam to El Salvador to Iraq and Afghanistan, many policymakers and academics believed that democratization would drive increased legitimacy and improved performance in governments waging a counterinsurgency campaign. Elections were expected to help overcome existing deficiencies, thus allowing governments supported by the United States to win the hearts and minds of its populace, undermining the appeal of insurgency. However, in each of these cases, campaigning in and winning elections did not increase the legitimacy of the counterinsurgent government or alter conditions of entrenched rent seeking and weak institutions that made states allied to the United States vulnerable to insurgency. Ultimately, elections played a limited role in creating the conditions needed for counterinsurgency success. Instead, decisions of key actors in government and elites to prioritize either short term personal and political advantage or respect for political institutions held a central role in counterinsurgency success or failure. In each of the four cases in this study, elected governments pursued policies that benefited members of the government and elites at the expense of boarder legitimacy and improved performance. Expectations that democratization could serve as a key instrument of change led to unwarranted optimism about the likely of success and ultimately to flawed strategy. The United States continued to support regimes that continued to lack the legitimacy and government performance needed for victory in counterinsurgency.
Linda Oatman High is the author of Barn Savers, illustrated byTed Lewin, Booklist 1999 Best Picture Book of the Year; Beekeepers, illustrated by Doug Chayka; and The Christmas Star, illustrated by Ronald Himler. She is also the author of the novels Mazie, Hound Heaven, The Summer of the Great Divide, and AStone's Throw from Paradise. Ms. High lives in Narvon, Pennsylvania.
Kestutis Kasparavicius has illustrated more than thirty books for children, most of which have been published in Europe. In 1993 he was honored as Illustrator of the Year by the Bologna Book Fair, and his illustrations have been selected for the fair's exhibition nine times. He lives in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Kestutis Kasparavicius has illustrated more than thirty books for children, most of which have been published in Europe. In 1993 he was honored as Illustrator of the Year by the Bologna Book Fair, and his illustrations have been selected for the fair's exhibition nine times. He lives in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780802851420 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802851428 |
| Title | A Stone's Throw from Paradise |
| Author | Linda Oatman High |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | William B Eerdmans Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1997-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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