Revolutions in world history
By: Michael D. Richards.
Series: Themes in world history
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Revolutions -- History.; Revolutions -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Revolutions have been a part of politics for centuries. Their ideologies, their leaders, and their successes or failures have shaped the history of nations worldwide. This comparative survey focuses on five major case studies." "Revolutions in World History traces the origins, developments, and outcomes of the revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary tradition in a global context. The study raises questions about motivations and ideologies. In particular, it examines the effectiveness of these revolutions - and revolution as a concept - in bringing about lasting political changes."--BOOK JACKET.
Table of contents: title: Bringing revolutions back into history; title: The British revolutions of the seventeenth century; title: The Mexican revolution; title: The Russian revolution; title: The Vietnamese revolution; title: The Iranian revolution; title: Revolutions in world history.