Revolution and International Politics: Second Edition

by Peter Calvert

Overview

This book aims to present an analysis of the role of revolution in international politics. Concerning itself with the time frame from the French Revolution up to the fall of the Iron Curtain, this book covers the study of revolution itself, the importance of globalisation, interdependence and non-state actors and the change in the nature of international politics theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781474291361
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	10/06/2016
Series:	History and Politics in the 20th Century: Bloomsbury Academic
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Peter Calvert was Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Politics at the University of Southampton, UK.

Table of Contents

1. The Analysis of Revolution
2. Force in the International System
3. Wars of National Liberation
4. Leadership and Recruitment
5. Three Forms of Revolutionary Action
6. Aid and Intervention
7. Counterinsurgency
8. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

A international relations view of revolution, updated from the 1984 edition to reconsider the Russian Revolution of 1917-18 in light of events in 1991, to incorporate new thought on the French Revolution, and to reflect the shift within the discipline from state-centered theory to an emphasis on globalization, interdependence, and non-state actors. Considers the analysis of revolution, force in the international system, wars of national liberation, leadership and recruitment, three forms of revolutionary action, aid and intervention, and counterinsurgency. Distributed by Books International. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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