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1 online resource (290 pages) |
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Studies in Comparative Social Science |
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Studies in comparative social science.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; A Note to Students and Professors; Chapter 1 Understanding Revolutions; The Nature of Revolutions; Concepts for Understanding Revolutions; Chapter 2 The Great Historical Revolutions; The French Revolution of 1789; The Russian Revolution of 1917; Revolution in China, 1911-1949; A Note on Sources; Chapter 3 Revolutions in the Third World; Castro and the Cuban Revolution; The Sandinistas and the Nicaraguan Revolution; The Iranian Revolution; The Overthrow of the Marcos Regime in the Philippines; A Note on Sources |
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Chapter 4 The Causes of Revolutions: IThe Natural History of Revolutions; Social-Psychological Theories; Marxian Theories; Charles Tilly's Resource Mobilization Theory; State-Centered Theories; Chapter 5 The Causes of Revolutions: II; State-Centered Theories of Third World Revolutions; Strengths and Weaknesses of State-Centered Theories; Ideologies and Revolutions; Structure and Agency in the Revolutionary Process; Explaining Revolutions: Conclusions; Chapter 6 Revolutions from Above in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union; State Socialism: Development and Reforms |
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1989: The Revolutions Against Communism in Eastern Europe1991: The Revolution Against Communism in the Soviet Union; Explaining the Revolutions Against Communism; The Communist Collapse and State-Centered Theories of Revolution; Coda: The Unexpected Nature of the Communist Collapse; Chapter 7 The Outcomes of Revolutions; France; Russia; China; Cuba; Nicaragua; Iran; The Revolutions Against Communism; Chapter 8 Terrorism and Terrorist Movements; What Is Terrorism?; Dimensions of Terrorist Movements; Terrorist Movements of the Third and Fourth Waves; Explaining Terrorist Movements |
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State TerrorismEpilogue: The Future of Revolutions and Terrorist Movements; Appendix: Ten Leading Students of Revolutions; John Foran; Jack A. Goldstone; Jeff Goodwin; Ted Robert Gurr; Krishan Kumar; Barrington Moore; Theda Skocpol; Charles Tilly; Timothy P. Wickham-Crowley; Eric R. Wolf; Suggested Readings; References; Index; About the Author |
| Summary |
This book covers all major revolutions and the major theories explaining them. Revolutions and state breakdowns are the primary focus as [the author] presents prominent theories and describes the process of revolutions. The book covers famous revolutions from history (France, Russia, China) and several social and political revolutions in the third world (Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, and the Philippines). Given the frequency of revolutionary movements, a key question addressed by the book is "Why are actual revolutions so rare?" [He] also assesses the state breakdowns in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union after 1989, the typical outcomes of revolutions, and the future of revolutions. An appendix presents biographical and autobiographical sketches of several of the most prominent scholars of revolutions. Features of this text and to the new second edition include: a new Chapter 8 which covers Jihadism and terrorism ; an updated epilogue that connects an exploration of the future of revolutions with the future of terrorism and terrorist movements. This work also presents an analytic framework for understanding revolutions. It provides comprehensive coverage: of three major historical revolutions (France, Russia, China), four Third World revolutions (Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, and the Philippines), and the "revolutions from above" in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The lives of 10 major students of revolutions from John Foran to Eric Wolf, some in their own words, are included in the appendix |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315636283 |
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131563628X |
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