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Violent politics : A history of insurgency, terrorism & guerrilla war, from the American Revolution to Iraq. William R. Polk.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Harper, c2007.Edition: Updated and expanded., 1st Harper Perennial edDescription: xxvi, 277 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780061236204
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • JC328.5 .P64 2007
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Contents:
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.
Summary: An examination of the role of insurgent tactics in world conflicts throughout the past two-and-a-half centuries places current issues in a context of world history while covering events that marked such examples as the war in Iraq.
Item type: General circulation books
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General circulation books Presbyterian University of East Africa - Main Library General Stacks Non-fiction JC328.5 .P64 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 2014-3600
General circulation books Presbyterian University of East Africa - Nairobi Library General Stacks Non-fiction JC328.5 .P64 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 2014-3601

Previous edition: New York : HarperCollins, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-266) and index.

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.

An examination of the role of insurgent tactics in world conflicts throughout the past two-and-a-half centuries places current issues in a context of world history while covering events that marked such examples as the war in Iraq.

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