1st Edition

America and the Third World Revolution and Intervention

By John Girling Copyright 1980
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

296 Pages
by Routledge

John Girling’s book, first published in 1980, investigates the relationship between America and the Third World, centring on three main themes: the nature of American involvement in the Third World, the challenge posed by the rival Super-Power; and the Changes both in US-Soviet relations (from containment to détente) and in the Third World. Three propositions are put forward: that the overriding... Read more

1. Perspectives on the Third World  Part I: Revolution  2. Revolutionary Motivation  3. Structural Context  4. General Theory of Revolution?  Part II: Intervention  5. US Foreign Policy: Two Perspectives  6. America and the Third World: From Involvement to Intervention  7. Limited War  8. Counter-Insurgency: Analysts and Operators  9. Implications of Involvement  10. Conclusion: the Global Condition

Biography

John Girling