Revolutions Theoretical, Comparative, and Historical Studies

by Goldstone, Jack A.

• ISBN13: 9780155066793
• ISBN10: 015506679X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-09
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

Preface. Introduction: The Comparative and Historical Study of Revolutions. Part I: THEORIES OF REVOLUTION. 1. Classic Approaches. Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. The French Revolution and the Growth of the State by Alexis de Tocqueville. Charismatic Leaders versus Bureaucracy by Max Weber. 2. The Debate on Modernization. Revolution and Political Order by Samuel P. Huntington. Does Modernization Breed Revolution? by Charles Tilly. 3. The Origins of Revolutions. Peasants and Revolutions by Eric R. Wolf. Revolutions: A Structural Analysis by Theda Skocpol and Ellen Kay Trimberger. Revolutions in Modern Dictatorships by Jack A. Goldstone. Agency and Culture in Revolutions by Eric Selbin. 4. The Outcomes of Revolutions. Revolution and the Rebirth of Inequality: Stratification in Postrevolutionary Society by Jonathan Kelley and Herbert S. Klein. Gender Outcomes in Revolutions by Valentine M. Moghadam. Dictatorship or Democracy: Outcomes of Revolution in Iran and Nicaragua by John Foran and Jeff Goodwin. The Impact of Revolutions on Social Welfare in Latin America by Susan Eckstein. Counter-Revolution by Fred Halliday. Revolution and War by Stephen Walt. Revolution and Revolutionary Waves by Mark Katz. Part II: COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF REVOLUTION. 5. Republican Revolutions. The English Revolution: A Structural-Demographic Approach by Jack A. Goldstone. The French Revolution: The Abolition of Feudalism by John Markoff. The American Revolution: The Radicalism of Revolution by Gordon Wood. 6. Marxist Revolutions. The Russian Revolution of 1917: Autocracy and Modernization by Timothy McDaniel. The Chinese Communist Revolution by Mark Selden. The Cuban Revolution by Thomas M. Leonard. 7. Revolutions Against Dictatorships. The Mexican Revolution by Walter L. Goldfrank. The Nicaraguan Revolution by Thomas W. Walker. The Iranian Revolution by Jerrold D. Green. The Philippines "People Power" Revolution by Richard J. Kessler. 8. Revolutions Against Communism. The East European Revolutions of 1989 by Jeff Goodwin. Revolution in the U.S.S.R., 1989-1991 by Jack A. Goldstone. The Chinese Student Revolt in China (Tiananmen), 1989 by Martin King Whyte. 9. Guerrilla and Ethnic Revolts. A Comparative Sociology of Latin American Guerrilla Movements by Timothy Wickham-Crowley. South Africa: The Struggle Against Apartheid by Gay Seidman. The Palestinian 'Intifada' Revolt by Glenn E. Robinson. The Afghanistan Revolutionary Wars by Anwar-ul-haq Ahady. A Brief Guide to Further Reading. Bibliography. Copyrights and Acknowledgements. Index.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Introduction: The Comparative and Historical Study of Revolutions	1	(20)
Part One: THEORIES OF REVOLUTIONS	21	(134)
Classic Approaches	23	(14)
Manifesto of the Communist Party	23	(8)
Karl Marx
Frederick Engels
The French Revolution and the Growth of the State	31	(2)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Charisma, Bureaucracy, and Revolution	33	(4)
Max Weber
The Debate on Modernization	37	(18)
Revolution and Political Order	37	(8)
Samuel P. Huntington
Does Modernization Breed Revolution?	45	(10)
Charles Tilly
The Origins of Revolutions	55	(30)
Peasants and Revolutions	55	(8)
Eric R. Wolf
Revolutions: A Structural Analysis	63	(6)
Theda Skocpol
Ellen Kay Trimberger
Revolutions in Modern Dictatorships	69	(7)
Jack A. Goldstone
Agency and Culture in Revolutions	76	(9)
Eric Selbin
The Outcomes of Revolutions	85	(70)
Revolution and the Rebirth of Inequality: Stratification in Postrevolutionary Society	86	(8)
Jonathan Kelley
Herbert S. Klein
Gender and Revolutions	94	(13)
Valentine M. Moghadam
Dictatorship or Democracy: Outcomes of Revolution in Iran and Nicaragua	107	(13)
John Foran
Jeff Goodwin
The Impact of Revolution on Social Welfare in Latin America	120	(16)
Susan Eckstein
Counter-Revolution	136	(4)
Fred Halliday
Revolution and War	140	(10)
Stephen M. Walt
The Diffusion of Revolutionary Waves	150	(5)
Mark N. Katz
Part Two: COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL STUDIES OF REVOLUTION	155	(170)
Republican Revolutions	157	(26)
The English Revolution: A Structural-Demographic Approach	157	(14)
Jack A. Goldstone
The French Revolution: The Abolition of Feudalism	171	(6)
John Markoff
The American Revolution: The Radicalism of Revolution	177	(6)
Gordon S. Wood
Marxist Revolutions	183	(30)
The Russian Revolution of 1917: Autocracy and Modernization	183	(8)
Tim McDaniel
The Chinese Communist Revolution	191	(10)
Mark Selden
The Cuban Revolution, 1959--1961	201	(12)
Thomas M. Leonard
Revolutions Against Dictatorships	213	(42)
The Mexican Revolution	213	(10)
Walter L. Goldfrank
The Nicaraguan Revolution	223	(12)
Thomas W. Walker
Countermobilization in the Iranian Revolution	235	(10)
Jerrold D. Green
The Philippines ``People-Power'' Revolution	245	(10)
Richard J. Kessler
Revolutions Against Communism	255	(30)
The East European Revolutions of 1989	255	(6)
Jeff Goodwin
Revolution in the U.S.S.R., 1989--1991	261	(10)
Jack A. Goldstone
The Social Sources of the Student Demonstrations in China, 1989	271	(14)
Martin King Whyte
Guerrilla and Ethnic Revolts	285	(40)
Toward a Comparative Sociology of Latin American Guerrilla Movements	285	(10)
Timothy Wickham-Crowley
South Africa: The Struggle Against Apartheid	295	(9)
Gay Seidman
The Palestinian ``Intifada'' Revolt	304	(6)
Glenn E. Robinson
The Afghanistan Revolutionary Wars	310	(15)
Anwar-ul-haq Ahady
A Brief Guide to Further Reading	325	(4)
Bibliography	329	(8)
Index	337