Buch, Englisch, 4280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 261 mm x 294 mm, Gewicht: 10190 g
Buch, Englisch, 4280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 261 mm x 294 mm, Gewicht: 10190 g
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8464-9
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
This definitive 8-volume reference is a comprehensive print resource covering the history of protest and revolution over the past 500 years - throughout the modern era of mass movements. For more information see www.revolutionprotestencyclopedia.com.
* Definitive reference work on the role of popular agency in transforming the world in which we live
* First historical encyclopedia to provide scholars and teachers and students with the information they need to understand the role and significance and origin of protest and revolution from 1500 to the present
* 8-volume major reference in A-Z format, with entries ranging from 500 to 14,000 words
* Provides clear, concise explanations of events and larger social movements, and biographies of key people
* Presents major uprisings and protest movements, and the ideas, ideologies and activists that propelled them, chronicles the manner in which they unfolded, traces their roots, goals, tactics, and influence, and evaluates their successes and failures
* Internationally diverse editorial board and contributors
* Includes over 150 photographs, figures, and maps
An online electronic version is also available (ISBN 978-1-4051-9807-3). In addition to the features of the print version, the online version provides:
* Regular revisions and new entries - updated once a year
* Links to comprehensive collection through Blackwell Reference online
* Links to other resources available on the web
* Powerful searching, browsing, and cross-referencing capabilities, including Open URL linking
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen
Weitere Infos & Material
Notes on the Editors (volume I only)
About the General Editor
Board of Editors
Board of Associate and Advisory Editors
Notes on Contributors (volume I only)
Introduction (volume I only)
Acknowledgments (volume I only)
Chronology of Significant Events in Revolution and Protest (volume I only)
Lexicon (volume I only)
Maps (volumes I-VII)
Volume I: Abalone Alliance - Blanqui, Louis Auguste (1805-1881)
Volume II: Bloch, Marc (1886-1944) - Davis, Angela (b. 1944)
Volume III: Davitt, Michael (1846-1906) - Haiti, resistance to US occupation
Volume IV: Haiti, revolutionary revolts, 1790s - Lempira (d. 1537)
Volume V: Lenin, Vladimir Ilyich (1870-1924) - People's Liberation Front of Sri Lanka ( JVP)
Volume VI: Peoples' Global Action Network - Sturm und Drang
Volume VII: Sudan, Aba Island Rebellion, 1970 - Zwingli, Huldrych (1484-1531)
Volume VIII: Index