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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.
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.
About the Author
Mike Gonzalez is Emeritus Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Glasgow. He is the author of A Rebel's Guide to Marx (2006), Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution (2004) and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2002 (2004).
Houman Barekat is a London-based writer and editor of the literary magazine Review 31. He has contributed to various journals including The Spokesman, International Relations and Capital and Class, as well as magazines such as Art & Music and Tribune.
Houman Barekat is a London-based writer and editor of the literary magazine Review 31. He has contributed to various journals including The Spokesman, International Relations and Capital and Class, as well as magazines such as Art & Music and Tribune.
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