Revolutions: A Worldwide Introduction to Political and Social ChangeRevolution and state breakdown are the focus of this important new book that analyzes the most prominent theories of revolution and points to future directions. Covers famous revolutions from history (France, China, Russia) and those in the developing world in addressing such key questions as "why are revolutions so rare?" Revolutions also looks at the state breakdowns in Eastern Europe after 1989, the typical outcomes of revolutions, and the possible future of revolutions. An appendix presents biographical and autobiographical sketches of several of the most prominent students of revolutions. Contents: Understanding Revolutions. The Great Historical Revolutions. Revolutions in the Third World. The Causes of Revolutions: I. The Causes of Revolutions: II. The State Breakdowns in Eastern Europe. The Outcomes of Revolutions. The Future of Revolutions. |
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... scientists should have seen those revolu- tions coming ( Goldstone , 1995 ) Others came surprisingly close to the mark , as Lipset and Bence ( 1994 ) have noted . Zbigniew Brzezinski ( 1969 ) , a political scientist who was national ...
... scientists should have seen those revolu- tions coming ( Goldstone , 1995 ) Others came surprisingly close to the mark , as Lipset and Bence ( 1994 ) have noted . Zbigniew Brzezinski ( 1969 ) , a political scientist who was national ...
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... scientist . Like Goldstone , Lipset and Bence argue that social scientists Revolutions from Above in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union 137.
... scientist . Like Goldstone , Lipset and Bence argue that social scientists Revolutions from Above in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union 137.
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... scientist , I had a great deal of learning to do . Although my time at Caltech was short ( I was there only a year and half ) , that period stamped my future intellectual development , both by changing my direction and by setting ...
... scientist , I had a great deal of learning to do . Although my time at Caltech was short ( I was there only a year and half ) , that period stamped my future intellectual development , both by changing my direction and by setting ...
Contents
The Great Historical Revolutions | 17 |
Revolutions in the Third World | 45 |
I | 61 |
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