Revolution: Structure and Meaning in World History

by Said Amir Arjomand

A revolution is a discontinuity: one political order replaces another, typically through whatever violent means are available. Modern theories of revolutions tend neatly to bracket the French Revolution of 1789 with the fall of the Soviet Union two hundred years later, but contemporary global uprisings--with their truly multivalent causes and consequences--can overwhelm our ability to make sense of them.

In this authoritative new book, Sa...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226026833
• ISBN13: 9780226026831
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"