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Fight, flight, mimic : identity mimicry in conflict / Diego Gambetta, Thomas Hegghammer

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Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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©2024
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1 online resource : illustrations
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Gambetta, Diego, 1952- and Hegghammer, Thomas
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'Fight, Flight, Mimic' is a systematic study of deceptive mimicry in the context of wars. Deceptive mimicry - the manipulation of individual or group identity - includes passing off as a different individual, as a member of a group to which one does not belong, or, for a group, to 'sign' its action as another group. Mimicry exploits the reputation of the model it mimics to avoid capture (flight), to strike undetected at the enemy (fight), or to hide behind or besmirch the reputation of the model group ('false flag' operations). These tactics have previously been described anecdotally, mixed in with other ruses de guerre, but the authors show that mimicry is a distinct form of deception with its own logic and particularly consequential effects on those involved.
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9780191802454 ebook
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Includes index.
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