Maoist Insurgency Since Vietnam

ISBN-13: 9780714646060 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 303 str.

Thomas A. Marks

Opis

This is an analysis of the phenomenon of revolutions based on the Maoist Mode, namely Thailand, the Philippines, Peru and Sri Lanka. Unlike the Vietnamese Communists, however, all these insurgencies modelled on Mao have failed, having been successfully contained by their governments. How did the world's strongest power - America - fail where Third World governments have succeeded? The author seeks to provide the answer in order to learn not only about the Maoist People's War and counter-insurgency but also to identify the factors which contribute to a revolution.

Spis treści

Part 1 Maoist miscue I - the demise of the Communist party of Thailand, 1965-1983: growth of the Communist opposition to the old regime; construction of the CPT infrastructure; government response to the CPT; an alternative approach; contending ideological visions; new CPT strategic dimensions; changes in the international situation and strategic schism; government search for a new approach; Thai People's War. Part 2 Maoist miscue II - the demise of the Communist party of the Philippines, 1968-1993: growth of the Communist opposition to the old regime; construction of the CPP infrastructure; contending ideological visions; government response to the CPP; government search for a new approach, Philippine People's War. Part 3 The role of terror - the case of the Philippines: means to an end; insurgent infrastructure; use of terror, Sparrows and beyond. Part 4 Maoist miscue III - disintegration of the revolution in Sri Lanka: growth of the Communist opposition to the old regime; government response to the Tamil insurgence; rebellion and revolutionary process; government search for a counterinsurgency strategy; the international situation and the role of India; continuing developments; from bad to worse - India intervenes; renewed People's War in the south; revamped security apparatus. Part 5 Making revolution - Sendero Luminoso in Peru as Maoist conclusion 1980-: Maoist opposition to the old regime; construction of insurgent infrastructure; insurgent strategic dimensions; government search for an approach; the new hiatus, Peruvian People's War.

O autorze

Thomas A. Marks