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America and the Third World. revolution and intervention / Volume 80 :
John Girling's book, first published in 1980, investigates the relationship between America and the Third World, centring on three main themes: the nature of American involvement in the Third World, the challenge posed by the rival Super-Power; and the Changes both in US-Soviet relations (from...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxfordshire, England ; New York, New York :
Routledge,
2014.
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| Colección: | Routledge library editions. Development.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Perspectives on the Third World; Perspectives applied: practice; Perspectives compared; Part one REVOLUTION; Introduction; 2 Revolutionary motivation; Peasant participants; Motivation and mobility; Opposition and order; Concept and conditions; Case studies: Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; 3 Structural context; Catalytic insurrection: Cuba; Why failure?; An alternative: national resistance; Another alternative: urban insurgency; The Chinese way; Prospects.
- 4 General theory of revolution?Universal theory, specific conditions; Political, psychological, systemic theories; Part two INTERVENTION; Introduction; 5 US foreign policy: two perspectives; Security and pluralism; Dominance and dependence; Perspectives compared; Conclusion; 6 America and the Third World: from involvement to intervention; Global involvement; Strategic-economic nexus; Stages of intervention; America in a 'bind'; 7 Limited war; Education in the Cold War; Military solutions preferred; 8 Counter-insurgency: analysts and operators; Contract research; Neutrality of technicians.
- 'Suppression'SMASH; 9 Implications of involvement; Nixon Doctrine: two views; Push and pull: global alarms; Manipulation from below; Politics and morals: the linkage; Deep involvement; Prospects; 10 Conclusion: the global condition; Strategic disengagement; Total engagement; Intermediate strategy; Solution?; Notes; Index.