Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements

ISBN-13: 9780367609481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 564 str.

James DeFronzo

Opis

With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political upheavals, the sixth edition of Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a representative cross section of many of the most significant revolutions of the modern era.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Social Movements and Revolutions 2. The Russian Revolutions and Eastern Europe 3. Revolution in China 4. The Vietnamese Revolution 5. The Cuban Revolution 6. Revolution in Nicaragua 7. The Iranian Revolution and Islamic Fundamentalism 8. Islamic Revolutionary Movements 9. South Africa 10. Revolution Through Democracy 11. The Arab Revolution 12. Conclusions

O autorze

James DeFronzo is emeritus faculty of sociology at the University of Connecticut. His books include The Iraq War: Origins and Consequences, the award-winning three-volume encyclopedia Revolutionary Movements in World History, now available in more than sixty nations on six continents around the globe, and Social Problems and Social Movements (co-authored with Jungyun Gill). He is also the author of numerous articles on political sociology, revolutionary movements, criminology, and social policy related to crime.