Revolutions: Theoretical, Comparative, and Historical Studies

by Jack A. Goldstone

Book Overview

From the American Revolution to the conflicts in Afghanistan, revolutions have played a critical role in the course of history. Insight into the causes of revolutions and the factors that shape their outcomes is critical to understanding politics and world history--and REVOLUTIONS is a reader designed to address this need. Part One offers a combination of classic treatises and late-breaking scholarship that develops students' theoretical understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0155767100
• ISBN13: 9780155767102
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Insightful

A must have book for understanding the revolutionary waves of the past and what is going on in the world today. An amazing collection of revolutionary theory and movements. I only wish there would be a newer edition and include more information on women's role in revolutions.