America and the Third World . Volume 80 : revolution and intervention / / John L. S. Girling

• Autore: Girling J. L. S.
• Pubblicazione: Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014; ©1980
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (477 p.)
• Disciplina: 327.730172/4
• Soggetto geografico: United States Foreign relations Developing countries; Developing countries Foreign relations United States
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 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 opera
• Titolo autorizzato: America and the Third World
• ISBN: 1-136-85881-4; 0-203-83577-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820865603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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