Terrorism, Civil War, and Revolution - Revolution and International Politics, 3rd Edition

Zusatztext "Words are prostitutes. Any terminology useful to the powerful or ambitious will be garbled and reinterpreted, often to counter its original meaning. Terms relating to conflict, or the use of violence and fear, are particularly vulnerable to such abuse. Thus Peter Calvert's latest book should be a must read not only for scholars and policy makers but also for all who are lost in the bewildering cacophony that passes these days for public discourse. Drawing upon extraordinarily broad and deep familiarity with the history of social change and its concomitant social struggle, Calvert salvages the integrity of abused concepts and sorts out fact from fiction, And he offers guidance that we must hope will lead to sounder analysis and policy decisions." --Jan Knippers Black, Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies and author of The Politics of Human Rights Protection (2010) Informationen zum Autor Peter Calvert was Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Politics at the University of Southampton, UK.A political scientist, writer, and educator, Calvert began his career as a regular British Army enlistment with the Intelligence Corps before moving to academia as a teaching fellow at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has been visiting lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara, at Birkbeck College, London, and at the University of Portsmouth. In 1984, he was appointed to a personal Chair with the title of Professor of Comparative and International Politics at Southampton. He served as co-editor of the journal Democratization from 1996 to 2007 and was also the co-editor of the Frank Cass/Longman book series on democratization. In addition, he has published about 20 books and his work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, German, Hebrew, Japanese, Korean, Romanian, Spanish, and Swedish. Klappentext This text explores the nature and possibility of revolution and civil strife in the context of international politics. Vorwort This text explores the nature and possibility of revolution and civil strife in the context of international politics. Zusammenfassung Explores the nature and possibility of revolution and civil strife in the context of international politics. This book reflects the drastic changes that have taken place in the world order since 2001. It focuses on terrorism and civil war! and looks into issues such as the use of force by the state in the international system! and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Challenges to the State     Terrorism     Insurgency     Civil War     The Fear of Revolution     The Analysis of Revolution         Preparation         Action         Consolidation     Conclusion 2. Use of Force in the International System     Demonstrations of Force     Sea and Air Power in Domestic Conflict     Military aid     Military Intervention     War     Standing Armies and the Problem of Militarism     The Coup     Urban Insurrection     Civil War and the Failure of Revolution     Conclusion 3. Wars of National Liberation     Nationalism and Empire     Fighting for Independence     National Liberation and the International System     Dependency and Neocolonialism     The Pursuit of National Identity     Guerrilla Warfare 4. Leadership and Recruitment     Leadership     The Social Origins of Leadership     The Psychological Origins of Leadership     The Mass and the Crowd     Taking Sides     The Subculture of Violence     Gangs, Bandits, and Pirates     Terrorists as Revolutionary Leaders     The International Dimension 5. Aid and Intervention     Diplomatic Immunities     Revolutionary Diplomacy     Types of Intervention     M...

Product details

• Authors: Mike Calvert, Peter Calvert
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2010
• EAN: 9781441167842
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-6784-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Internationale Beziehungen