Arms and the people : popular movements and the military from the Paris Commune to the Arab Spring / edited by Mike Gonzalez and Houman Barekat.
"Looking at a range of global historical experiences, Arms and the People examines the relationship between mass movements and military institutions. Some argue that it is impossible to achieve and protect a revolution without the support of the army, but how can the support of the army be won?...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Pluto Press,
2013.
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Looking at a range of global historical experiences, Arms and the People examines the relationship between mass movements and military institutions. Some argue that it is impossible to achieve and protect a revolution without the support of the army, but how can the support of the army be won? Arms and the People explores the impact of profound social polarisation on the internal cohesion of the state's 'armed bodies of men' and on the contested loyalties of soldiers. The different contributors examine a series of historical moments in which a crisis in the military institution has reflected a deeper social crisis which has penetrated that institution and threatened to disable it. With a range of international contributors who have either studied or been directly involved in such social upheavals, Arms and the People is a pioneering contribution to the study of revolutionary change and will appeal to students and academics in history, politics and sociology."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 292 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849648097 1849648093 9781849648110 1849648115 9781849648103 1849648107 |