The Vogue of Revolution in Poor Countries

by Forrest D. Colburn

In the aftermath of World War II, a surprisingly large number of poor countries were upset by revolution: Vietnam, China, Cuba, Algeria, Ethiopia, Cambodia, Mozambique, Angola, Afghanistan, Iran, and Nicaragua. Revolutionaries in these geographically and culturally disparate countries came to power through different routes, but once in power they had remarkably similar ideas about how to remake their states and societies. In this passionate analysis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691036764
• ISBN13: 9780691036762
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.8" x 10.0"