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Author Parsa, Misagh, 1945-

Title States, ideologies, and social revolutions : a comparative analysis of Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines / Misagh Parsa
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (x, 326 pages)
Contents Theory and structural background. Toward a theory of revolution : linking structure and process approaches -- Conflict and the making of exclusive rule -- State intervention and contradictions. Mobilization and collective action. Students : relentless revolutionaries -- Clergy : actors with relative impunity -- Workers : rebels with dual targets -- Capitalists : reluctant rebels. Outcomes and conclusions. Coalitions, challengers, and political outcomes -- Summary and conclusions
Summary Between 1979 and 1986 Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines underwent dramatic political and social revolutions. This book examines the conditions and processes that gave rise to revolutions and their outcomes, through an in-depth analysis of economic and political developments in these countries. The book studies the background to revolution provided by state formation and development, economic intervention, the states' vulnerabilities, and the social consequences of their development policies. Extensive primary data is used to analyze the impact of the collective actions and ideologies of the major social groups involved - students, clergy, workers, and capitalists - and how they affected the potential for a successful revolutionary outcome. Parsa challenges prevailing theories of social revolution and develops an alternative model that incorporates variables from a wide variety of perspectives. His book provides a valuable framework within which to understand the causes of revolutions, their mechanics and development, and their outcomes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-315) and index
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Subject Revolutions -- Case studies
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Violence in Society.
Economic history
Politics and government
Revolutions
Entwicklungspolitik
Revolution
Revoluties.
Ideologie.
SUBJECT Iran -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067910
Iran -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Nicaragua -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002172
Nicaragua -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Philippines -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Philippines -- Economic conditions -- 20th century
Subject Iran
Nicaragua
Philippines
Nicaragua
Iran
Philippinen -- Revolution (1896-1898)
Genre/Form Electronic books
Case studies
Form Electronic book
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