HISTORY 2505 - Insurgency and Counterinsurgency

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Bard College

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This course reviews the evolution of insurgencies- unconventional armed uprisings against established imperial and national authorities - from ancient times to the present. It culminates in an examination of the Iraqi insurgency (or insurgencies), as well as an analysis of the efforts by various high-ranking officials within the American government to reclassify the "global war on terrorism" as a response to a global Islamist insurgency. Have insurgency and counterinsurgency replaced "war" as we have knownit for centuries? The course considers some ancient examples, but concentrates on the centuries following the establishment of the great European empires, especially the post-World War II world. Texts include historical works, as well as classic insurgency tracts from China, Vietnam, and official American, British, and French counterinsurgency manuals.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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