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UNINA9910254764803321 |
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Autore |
Visoni-Alonzo Gilmar |
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Titolo |
The Carrera Revolt and 'Hybrid Warfare' in Nineteenth-Century Central America [[electronic resource] /] / by Gilmar Visoni-Alonzo |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (V, 107 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Military history |
America—History |
Imperialism |
Europe—History—1492- |
World politics |
History of Military |
History of the Americas |
Imperialism and Colonialism |
History of Modern Europe |
Political History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Defining Guerrilla Warfare -- Background to the Uprising -- From Popular Insurrection to Full-Scale War -- Conclusion -- Cited Works -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides a novel analysis of the military campaign of Rafael Carrera during the popular insurrection of 1837-1840 in Guatemala. Over the course of three years Carrera, a semi-literate farmer, and his army of peasants established Conservative control over Guatemala and accelerated the disintegration of the Central American Federation. Although Carrera’s rise has been analyzed from a political and socio-economic perspective, the present work shows that Carrera’s vertiginous success is the product of a peculiar and misunderstood approach to warfare that combines guerrilla recruiting practices and |
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