MILS583  - Insurgency and Revolution

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This course is a critical analysis of the origins and structures of insurgency and revolution. Various theories and analyses are presented and tested against the historical record. Students assess how these ideas have assisted or hindered the study of and interaction with specific groups of insurgents and revolutionaries. Special emphasis is on revolutionary movements as represented by the Bolsheviks, the Chinese Communists, the Viet Minh/Viet Cong, and militant Islamist insurgents.

 

Prerequisites

N/A

Corequisites

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Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 08/26/12 Spring 2012 Session K - 16 Week session
02/27/12 - 07/29/12 08/06/12 - 09/30/12 Summer 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
04/30/12 - 09/23/12 10/01/12 - 11/25/12 Fall 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
06/25/12 - 11/25/12 12/03/12 - 01/27/13 Fall 2012 Session D - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements, 4th Ed.
ISBN: 0813344808
Publication Info: Westview Press
Author: DeFronzo, James
Unit Cost: $46.00

Book Title: Transnational Insurgencies And The Escalation Of Regional Conflict-Available free online
ISBN: MILS583 Note*
Publication Info: N/A
Author: Idean Salehyan
Unit Cost: N/A

Book Title: The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
ISBN: 0195368347
Publication Info: Oxford University Press
Author: Kilcullen, David
Unit Cost: $27.95

Book Title: The Evolution of a Revolt - available free online at http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/download/csipubs/lawrence.pdf
ISBN: MILS583 note
Publication Info: N/A
Author: T.E. Lawrence
Unit Cost: N/A

Book Title: Pacification in Algeria, 1956-1958 - also available as a free download on Rand website
ISBN: 0833039202
Publication Info: Rand Corporation
Author: Galula, David
Unit Cost: $28.50

Book Title: Beating Goliath : Why Insurgencies Win
ISBN: 1597970905
Publication Info: Potomac Books, Inc
Author: Record, Jeffrey
Unit Cost: $25.00

 
 
 

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