Revolutions: Theoretical, Comparative, and Historical Studies

by Jack A. Goldstone

Book Overview

From the American Revolution to the conflicts in Afghanistan, revolutions have played a critical role in the course of history. Insight into the causes of revolutions and the factors that shape their outcomes is critical to understanding politics and world history--and REVOLUTIONS is a reader designed to address this need. Part One offers a combination of classic treatises and late-breaking scholarship that develops students' theoretical understanding of revolutionary movements. Part Two shows students how these theories play out in real life through rich, accessible accounts of major revolutionary episodes in modern history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155767100
• ISBN13: 9780155767102
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Insightful

A must have book for understanding the revolutionary waves of the past and what is going on in the world today. An amazing collection of revolutionary theory and movements. I only wish there would be a newer edition and include more information on women's role in revolutions.