Revolution

Critical Concepts in Political Science
Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-0-415-20132-2
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 2320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 4450 g

Reihe: Critical Concepts in Political Science

This unique set collects together 83 key articles on revolution. The set begins with theoretical approaches to the study of the subject, noting several theories advanced by revolutionaries themselves, and then moves on to major articles about individual events. Revolution: Critical Concepts provides an invaluable reference work for social scientists and historians.

The articles reprinted here consider the following issues:

* revolution - concept and theory

* explaining the causes of revolution

* revolutionary state building and the outcomes of revolutions

* revolutionaries theories of revolution

* case studies of great revolutions - applying theories, testing hypotheses

* comparing and contrasting - explaining the success or failure of modern revolutions

* revolutionary change in Eastern Europe, 1989

* the future of revolutions

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Kane, Rosemary H.T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Revolutionäre Gruppen und Bewegungen, Bewaffnete Konflikte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Revolutionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Revolution: Concept and Typology, Explaining the Causes of Revolution, Revolutionary State Building and the Outcomes of Revolutions, Revolutionaries' Theories of Revolution, Case Studies of the Great Revolutions: Applying Theories, Testing Hypotheses, Comparing and Contrasting: Explaining the Success or Failure of Modern Revolutions, Revolutionary Change in Eastern Europe 1989, The Future of Revolutions