title: The Art of Insurgency: American Military Policy and the Failure of Strategy in Southeast Asia
author:  Donald W. Hamilton 
description: "A well-researched look into why insurgencies occur, why they sometimes fail, and why more often seem to succeed."-Sea Power<br /><br />?A well-researched look into why insurgencies occur, why they sometimes fail, and why more often seem to succeed.?-Sea Power<br /><br />"In noteworthy fashion, Hamilton discusses insurgency as a "method" and as a "type" of warfare. His analysis is clearly superior to anything yet written. I have been studying the Viet Nam conflict for 22 years. Without any reservations, I believe this to be the best book I have yet seen on this subject, and I have read most of them."-from the Foreword by Cecil B. Currey, University of South Florida and award-winning author of Victory at Any Cost
zlib_text: Ethnic Subnationalist Insurgencies in 
  South Asia
  This book provides a micro- historical analysis of the emergence and con-
  temporary dynamics of recent ethnic subnationalist insurgencies in South Asia. 
  Using comparative case studies, it discusses the causes of each insurgency, ana-
  lyses the trajectory and dynamics of each, including attempts at resolution, and 
  highlights the wider theories of ethnonationalist insurgency.
   
  Bringing together an international group of contributors, the book covers 
  insurgencies in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It questions 
  why ethnic subnationalist insurgencies occurred at particular points in time and 
  not at others, and explores the comparative trajectories of these movements. The 
  book goes on to discern reappearing patterns of conflict escalation/de- escalation 
  through the method of comparative process- tracing. It argues that while identity 
  is a necessary factor for insurgency, it is not a sufficient one. Instead, ethnic 