Revolutions : a very short introduction / Jack A. Goldstone.

By:

Goldstone, Jack A

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unmediated

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volume

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9780199858507 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
0199858500 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

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303.6/409 23

LOC classification:

D21.3 .G65 2014

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HIS031000

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: What is a revolution? -- Chapter 2: What causes revolutions? -- Chapter 3: Revolutionary processes, leadership, and outcomes -- Chapter 4: Revolutions in the ancient world -- Chapter 5: Revolutions in the Renaissance and Reformation -- Chapter 6: Constitutional revolutions: America, France, Europe (1830 and 1848), and Meiji Japan -- Chapter 7: Communist revolutions: Russia, China, and Cuba -- Chapter 8: Revolutions against dictators: Mexico, Nicaragua, and Iran -- Chapter 9: Color revolutions: The Philippines, Eastern Europe and the USSR, and Ukraine -- Chapter 10: The Arab revolutions of 2011: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria -- Chapter 11: The future of revolutions -- References -- Further reading -- Index.

Summary: "This volume places recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan to Tunisia and Egypt in historical context. It provides a history of revolutions and insurgencies, an introduction to the way social scientists think about the causes and outcomes of revolutions, and an explanation of their significance in historical and political change. Jack A. Goldstone begins with a brief history of revolutions and insurgencies, from the revolutions that brought democracy to Greek city-states and led to the founding of Rome through the major peasant revolts of the Middle Ages in Europe and China, and the Independence revolts in the Americas. He also touches upon the insurgencies in Latin America (Zapatistas and FARC) and Asia (in Malaysia and the Philippines), whose failure is instructive in understanding why revolts succeed or fail. The book then discusses types of revolutions and their causes; the radical social revolutions in France, Russia, and China; the revolutions for independence in India and Algeria; revolutions against dictators in Mexico, Cuba, and Iran; and the so-called color revolutions in Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, and Georgia. Goldstone considers some of the key revolutionary leaders of history where they came from, what inspired them, and how they changed their societies. A chapter on insurgency and counter-insurgency covers Iraq and Afghanistan. Finally, Goldstone grapples with the outcomes of revolutions: whether they are associated with the rise of freedom and democracy, devastating ideological dictatorships, or something inconclusive. He examines the historical legacies of revolutions, in the areas of freedom, economic growth, women's rights, and minority rights. Revolutions have succeeded enough to feed dreams of freedom, but failed often enough to prompt caution"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-137) and index.

"This volume places recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan to Tunisia and Egypt in historical context. It provides a history of revolutions and insurgencies, an introduction to the way social scientists think about the causes and outcomes of revolutions, and an explanation of their significance in historical and political change. Jack A. Goldstone begins with a brief history of revolutions and insurgencies, from the revolutions that brought democracy to Greek city-states and led to the founding of Rome through the major peasant revolts of the Middle Ages in Europe and China, and the Independence revolts in the Americas. He also touches upon the insurgencies in Latin America (Zapatistas and FARC) and Asia (in Malaysia and the Philippines), whose failure is instructive in understanding why revolts succeed or fail. The book then discusses types of revolutions and their causes; the radical social revolutions in France, Russia, and China; the revolutions for independence in India and Algeria; revolutions against dictators in Mexico, Cuba, and Iran; and the so-called color revolutions in Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, and Georgia. Goldstone considers some of the key revolutionary leaders of history where they came from, what inspired them, and how they changed their societies. A chapter on insurgency and counter-insurgency covers Iraq and Afghanistan. Finally, Goldstone grapples with the outcomes of revolutions: whether they are associated with the rise of freedom and democracy, devastating ideological dictatorships, or something inconclusive. He examines the historical legacies of revolutions, in the areas of freedom, economic growth, women's rights, and minority rights. Revolutions have succeeded enough to feed dreams of freedom, but failed often enough to prompt caution"-- Provided by publisher.