How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them

How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them

2022 • 321 pages

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A leading political scientist examines the dramatic rise in violent extremism around the globe and sounds the alarm on the increasing likelihood of a second civil war in the United States

The influence of modern life on the civil wars, with an emphasis on grievance, faction and democratic backsliding.


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It's fine...everything is fine

June 6, 2022

After this, you'll ask, “What are we doing to avoid another civil war?” Chapter 5 is recommended for people working in or addicted to social media. Chapter 6 should be a wake-up call for every American. Chapter 8 gives us a plan. But we'll need courage.

July 11, 2022

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