Copyright © 2022 by Barbara F. Walter

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Walter, Barbara F., author.

Title: How civil wars start / Barbara F. Walter.

Description: First Edition. | New York : Crown, [2022] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2021040090 (print) | LCCN 2021040091 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593137789 (Hardcover : acid-free paper) | ISBN 9780593443378 | ISBN 9780593137796 (eBook)

Subjects: LCSH: Civil war. | Democratization. | Domestic terrorism.

Classification: LCC JC328.5 .W35 2022 (print) | LCC JC328.5 (ebook) | DDC 303.6/4—dc23/eng/20211012

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/​2021040090

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/​2021040091

Export edition ISBN 9780593443378

Ebook ISBN 9780593137796

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Cover design: Christopher Brand

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