Violent Politics A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq

Name: Violent Politics A History of Insurgency, Terrorism, and Guerrilla War, from the American Revolution to Iraq
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ISBN: 9780061236198

ISBN-10: 0061236195

ISBN-13: 9780061236198

Edition: 2007

Authors: William R. Polk

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In the current Middle East, insurgency tactics are used with frequency and increasing success. But guerrilla war-fare is not just the tool of modern-day terrorists. Its roots stretch back to our very own revolution. In Violent Politics, William Polk takes us on a concise, brilliant tour of insurgencies throughout history, starting with the American struggle for independence, when fighters had to battle against both the British and the loyalists, those colonists who sided with the monarchy. Instinctively, in a way they probably wouldn't have described as a coherent strategy, the rebel groups employed the tactics of insurgency. From there, Polk explores the role of insurgency in…

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List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/18/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.09" tall
Weight: 0.990



Introduction



The American Insurgency



The Spanish Guerrilla Against the French



The Philippine "Insurrection"



The Irish Struggle for Independence



Tito and the Yugoslav Partisans



The Greek Resistance



Kenya and the Mau Mau



The Algerian War of National Independence



The Vietnamese Struggle Against the French



America Takes Over from France in Vietnam



The Afghan Resistance to the British and the Russians


Conclusion: The Very Expensive School


Notes


Index