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Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire
Christopher Lamb
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Description for Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire
Paperback. Emphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
In this provocative history, David Tucker argues that irregular warfare -including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and other insurgency tactics-is intimately linked to the rise and decline of Euro-American empire around the globe. Tracing the evolution of resistance warfare from the age of the conquistadors through the United States' recent ventures in Afghanistan and Iraq, Revolution and Resistance demonstrates that contemporary conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia are simply the final stages in the unraveling of Euro-American imperialism. Tucker explores why it was so difficult for indigenous people and states to resist imperial power, which ... Read more
In this provocative history, David Tucker argues that irregular warfare -including terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and other insurgency tactics-is intimately linked to the rise and decline of Euro-American empire around the globe. Tracing the evolution of resistance warfare from the age of the conquistadors through the United States' recent ventures in Afghanistan and Iraq, Revolution and Resistance demonstrates that contemporary conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia are simply the final stages in the unraveling of Euro-American imperialism. Tucker explores why it was so difficult for indigenous people and states to resist imperial power, which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421420691
SKU
V9781421420691
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About Christopher Lamb
David Tucker is a senior fellow at the Ashbrook Center, Ashland University. He is the author of The End of Intelligence: Espionage and State Power in the Information Age and Illuminating the Dark Arts of War: Terrorism, Sabotage, and Subversion in Homeland Security and the New Conflict.
Reviews for Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire
David Tucker's Revolution and Resistance: Moral Revolution, Military Might, and the End of Empire (2016) offers a brief but compelling account of the role moral changes play on the world stage. Prompted to write the book by an editor who wanted a succinct account of why irregular warfare is so prevalent today, Tucker argues that to adequately address that problem, ... Read more