Bibliograph

Insurgency and counterinsurgency, a global history, Jeremy Black

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Insurgency and counterinsurgency, a global history, Jeremy Black

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-260) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Insurgency and counterinsurgency

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

944086759

Responsibility statement

Jeremy Black

Sub title

a global history

Summary

"A world history of insurgencies and of counterinsurgency warfare. Jeremy Black moves beyond the conventional Western-centric narrative, reaching back to antiquity to trace the pre-modern origins of war within states."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Insurgency to 1500 -- Contesting religion and power, 1500-1700 -- Entering the modern? The eighteenth century -- Insurgencies in an age of imperialism: the nineteenth century -- The ideology of people's war refracted, 1900-40 -- Insurrections at a height, 1940-60 -- The fall of empires, 1960-80 -- The variety of goals and means, 1980s -- After the Cold War, 1990s -- Interventionism and its failings, 2000s -- A world without shape? The present -- Speculations about the future -- Conclusions

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