Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence

Inside Rebellion: The Politics of Insurgent Violence, Jeremy M. Weinstein, Cambridge UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007, pp. 429. Inside Rebellion combines clear and sharp theoretical insights with multiple and well-designed methods to address an important issue and moves the debate substantially forward. How can we explain variations in violence in civil wars, particularly the targeting of civilians? Weinstein argues that the structure of opportunities at the outset of rebel mobilization dominate the movement's destiny.