03810nam 2200589 450 991078858790332120230803200323.01-136-85881-40-203-83577-8(CKB)3190000000082523(EBL)614852(SSID)ssj0000802185(PQKBManifestationID)11518413(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000802185(PQKBWorkID)10811913(PQKB)10561349(MiAaPQ)EBC614852(Au-PeEL)EBL614852(CaPaEBR)ebr10944874(CaONFJC)MIL647725(OCoLC)892238564(EXLCZ)99319000000008252320141009h20141980 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerica and the Third WorldVolume 80 revolution and intervention /John L. S. GirlingOxfordshire, England ;New York, New York :Routledge,2014.©19801 online resource (477 p.)Routledge Library Editions: DevelopmentIncludes index.0-415-84603-X 0-415-60130-4 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; Prospects4 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; IndexJohn 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 containment to détente) and in the Third World. Three propositions are put forward: that the overriding interest of American foreign policy maker is in the stability of the global system of relationships; that this interest coincides with most Third World élites; and that the global system normally operaRoutledge library editions.Development.United StatesForeign relationsDeveloping countriesDeveloping countriesForeign relationsUnited States327.730172/4Girling J. L. S.1107205MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788587903321America and the Third World3678406UNINA