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Understanding Revolution
Patrick Van Inwegen
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Description for Understanding Revolution
Paperback. Designed to be accessible to undergraduate students, this text explores such questions as what should be defined as a revolution? and is there a 'typical' pattern to the course of a revolution? Num Pages: 270 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JPF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Understanding Revolution concisely, but thoroughly, explains one of the most fundamental sources of political change in the modern world. Designed to be accessible to undergraduate students, the book systematically explores such questions as: What should be defined as a revolution?; Is there a "typical" pattern to the course of a revolution?; What are the roles of ideologies, structures (e.g., the state, class structures in the international system), and individuals in shaping revolutions?; What causes groups to mobilize behind revolutionary leaders?; What happens after a revolutionary group assumes power, or fails?. The discussion highlights points of agreement and debate within the ... Read more
Understanding Revolution concisely, but thoroughly, explains one of the most fundamental sources of political change in the modern world. Designed to be accessible to undergraduate students, the book systematically explores such questions as: What should be defined as a revolution?; Is there a "typical" pattern to the course of a revolution?; What are the roles of ideologies, structures (e.g., the state, class structures in the international system), and individuals in shaping revolutions?; What causes groups to mobilize behind revolutionary leaders?; What happens after a revolutionary group assumes power, or fails?. The discussion highlights points of agreement and debate within the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588267757
SKU
V9781588267757
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About Patrick Van Inwegen
The late Patrick Van Inwegen was associate professor of political science at Whitworth University.
Reviews for Understanding Revolution
An excellent primer.... Highly recommended. All undergraduate, graduate, and research collections. One of the best teaching texts I have seen for undergraduate courses on revolution and political violence.One of the best teaching texts I have seen for undergraduate courses on revolution and political violence.