Violent politics : (Record no. 8765)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780061236198 (hbk.) :
Terms of availability 24.05USD
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name POLK William R
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Violent politics :
Remainder of title a history of insurgency, terrorism and guerilla war, from the American Revolution to Iraq /
Statement of responsibility, etc. William R Polk
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Harper,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2007
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xxvi, 273 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Excellent survey of a dozen insurgencies ranging from America's own revolutionary guerilla war against the British to Afghanistan's defeat of the Russians. Also features chapters on the Philippines, Algeria, Vietnam, Ireland, Kenya, Yugoslavia and Greece. Among the observations are that successful counterinsurgencies are not common, that it is impossible to return a situation to pre-revolutionary status, that the costs in human, social and financial senses of fighting insurgencies is enormous, and that the methods used risk undermining the very principles that the United States claims to be upholding in its war on terror.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element INSURGENCIES
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element COUNTERINSURGENCIES
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element GUERILLA WARFARE
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TERRORISM
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 22913-1001
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s Y
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 22913-1002
r Y
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Defence Academy Library Defence Academy Library On-Shelf 17/12/2010 5 355.425 POL 22913-1002 21/07/2020 1 03/01/2024 Book AUS-DON
    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 13/11/2007 5 355.425 POL 22913-1001 14/10/2018 1 03/01/2024 Book