No Other Way Out: States and Revolutionary Movements, 1945–1991

by Jeff Goodwin

• ISBN13: 9780521629485
• ISBN10: 0521629489
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-04
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

No Other Way Out provides a powerful explanation for the emergence of popular revolutionary movements, and the occurrence of actual revolutions, during the Cold War era. This sweeping study ranges from Southeast Asia in the 1940s and 1950s to Central America in the 1970s and 1980s and Eastern Europe in 1989. Goodwin demonstrates how the actions of specific types of authoritarian regimes unwittingly channeled popular resistance into radical and often violent directions. By comparing the historical trajectories of more than a dozen countries, Goodwin also shows how revolutionaries were able to create opportunities for seizing state power.

Table of Contents

Figures, Tables, and Maps	ix
Abbreviations and Acronyms	xi
Preface and Acknowledgments	xv
Part 1 Introduction
Comparing Revolutionary Movements	3	(32)
The State-Centered Perspective on Revolutions: Strengths and Limitations	35	(37)
Part 2 Southeast Asia
Chronology for Southeast Asia	67	(5)
The Formation of Revolutionary Movements in Southeast Asia	72	(34)
The Only Domino: The Vietnamese Revolution in Comparative Perspective	106	(36)
Part 3 Central America
Chronology for Central America	137	(5)
The Formation of Revolutionary Movements in Central America	142	(38)
Not-So-Inevitable Revolutions: The Political Trajectory of Revolutionary Movements in Central America	180	(37)
Part 4 Further Comparisons and Theoretical Elaborations
Between Success and Failure: Persistent Insurgencies	217	(39)
Chronology for Eastern Europe	254	(2)
``Refolution'' and Rebellion in Eastern Europe, 1989	256	(33)
Conclusion: Generalizations and Prognostication	289	(18)
Annotated Bibliography	307	(84)
Index	391