Download or read book A Guide to Intra-state Wars written by Jeffrey S. Dixon and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title describes how civil war is defined and categorized and presents data and descriptions for nearly 300 civil wars waged from 1816 to the present. Analyzing trends over time and regions, this work is the definitive source for understanding the phenomenon of civil war.