Terrorism, Civil War, and Revolution: Revolution and International Politics, 3rd Edition

A unique contribution to the literature, the work integrates such topics as terrorism, civil war, revolution, insurgency, and counterinsurgency.

Preface

1. Challenges to the State
    Terrorism
    Insurgency
    Civil War
    The Fear of Revolution
    The Analysis of Revolution
        Preparation
        Action
        Consolidation
    Conclusion

2. Use of Force in the International System
    Demonstrations of Force
    Sea and Air Power in Domestic Conflict
    Military aid
    Military Intervention
    War
    Standing Armies and the Problem of Militarism
    The Coup
    Urban Insurrection
    Civil War and the Failure of Revolution
    Conclusion

3. Wars of National Liberation
    Nationalism and Empire
    Fighting for Independence
    National Liberation and the International System
    Dependency and Neocolonialism
    The Pursuit of National Identity
    Guerrilla Warfare

4. Leadership and Recruitment
    Leadership
    The Social Origins of Leadership
    The Psychological Origins of Leadership
    The Mass and the Crowd
    Taking Sides
    The Subculture of Violence
    Gangs, Bandits, and Pirates
    Terrorists as Revolutionary Leaders
    The International Dimension

5. Aid and Intervention
    Diplomatic Immunities
    Revolutionary Diplomacy
    Types of Intervention
    Military Intervention
    Levels of Intervention
    Humanitarian Intervention

6. Counterinsurgency
    Planning for Counterinsurgency
    The Doctrine of Counterinsurgency
    The Iranian Revolution
    The Crisis of Communism and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
    The 'Third Wave' of Democratization
    The Impact of '9/11'
    Iraq War or Civil War?
    Withdrawal

Bibliography
Index

"Words are prostitutes. Any terminology useful to the powerful or ambitious will be garbled and reinterpreted, often to counter its original meaning. Terms relating to conflict, or the use of violence and fear, are particularly vulnerable to such abuse. Thus Peter Calvert's latest book should be a must read not only for scholars and policy makers but also for all who are lost in the bewildering cacophony that passes these days for public discourse. Drawing upon extraordinarily broad and deep familiarity with the history of social change and its concomitant social struggle, Calvert salvages the integrity of abused concepts and sorts out fact from fiction, And he offers guidance that we must hope will lead to sounder analysis and policy decisions." --Jan Knippers Black, Professor, Monterey Institute of International Studies and author of The Politics of Human Rights Protection (2010)