Revolution in the Third World provides a comprehensive analysis of revolutionary movements across Asia, Africa, and Latin America during the post–World War II era. Gérard Chaliand examines the historical conditions, political dynamics, and strategies that shaped guerrilla struggles and socialist-oriented revolutions in developing regions. Drawing on comparative cases, the book explores the i…
Revolution within a state almost invariably leads to intense security competition between states, and often to war. In Revolution and War, Stephen M. Walt explains why this is so, and suggests how the risk of conflicts brought on by domestic upheaval might be reduced in the future. In doing so, he explores one of the basic questions of international relations: What are the connections between d…