A Concise History of Revolution
Cambridge University Press, 9/26/2019
EAN 9781108485951, ISBN10: 1108485952
Hardcover, 198 pages, 23.5 x 15.7 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
Presenting a new framework for the study of revolutions, this innovative exploration of French, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cuban, Iranian, South African, and more recent Arab revolutions, provides a theoretically grounded and empirically comprehensive demonstration of how revolutions mean more than mere state collapse and rebuilding. Through the examination of multiple historical case studies, and use of extensive historical examples to explore a range of revolutions, Mehran Kamrava reveals the range and depth of human emotion and motivations that are so prevalent and consequential in revolutions, from personal commitment to sacrifice, determination, leadership ability, charisma, opportunism, and avarice.
1. Introduction
2. From rebellion to revolution
3. Social movements and revolution
4. Revolutionary states
5. Revolutionary polities
6. Conclusion
Chronology of revolutions.