Guerrillas and Revolution in Latin America : A Comparative Study of Insurgents and Regimes since 1956 / Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wickham-Crowley, Timothy P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insurgency--Latin America.

Insurgency.

Guerrillas--Latin America.

Guerrillas.

Revolutions--Latin America.

Revolutions.

Latin America--Politics and government--1948-1980.

Latin America.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 424 p. )

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In this comparative survey of guerrilla movements in Latin America, Timothy Wickham-Crowley explores the origins and outcomes of rural insurgencies in nearly a dozen cases since 1956. Focusing on the personal backgrounds of the guerrillas themselves and on national social conditions, the author explains why guerrillas emerged strongly in certain countries but not others. He considers, for example, under what circumstances guerrillas acquire military strength and why they do--or do not--secure substantial support from the peasantry in rural areas.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

PART I: Origins

CHAPTER 1: Introduction

CHAPTER 2: Who Are the Guerrillas?

CHAPTER 3: The Social and Political Origins of the Guerrilla Movements

PART II:Constructing Theory- The Outcomes of the First Wave, 1956-1970

CHAPTER 4: Variables and Models

CHAPTER 5: The Role of Military Power

CHAPTER 6: The Sources of Peasant Support I: Agrarian Structure and Its Transformations

CHAPTER 7: The Sources of Peasant Support II: Rebellious Cultures and Social Ties

CHAPTER 8: Regime Weaknesses and the Emergence of Dual Power

PART III: Guerrillas and Revolution since 1970-Testing Theories on the Second Wave

CHAPTER 9: The Origins of the Second Wave

CHAPTER 10: The Structures of Peasant Support in the Second Wave

CHAPTER 11: Regime Weaknesses and Revolution in the Second Wave

CHAPTER 12: Winners, Losers, and Also-Rans: Toward an Integration of Revolutionary Theories

APPENDIX A: Profiles of Guerrilla Leadership

APPENDIX B: Social Origins of Guerrilla Leadership: Post-1970 Period

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-413) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9780691190204

0691190208

OCLC:

1132220375