Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction 9780199858507, 0199858500

"From 1789 in France to 2011 in Cairo, revolutions have shaken the world. In their pursuit of social justice, revol

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Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction
 9780199858507, 0199858500

Table of contents :
Content: List of illustrations
Chapter 1: Revolutions and insurgencies - a brief history
Chapter 2: Types of revolutions and their causes
Chapter 3: Radical social revolutions: France, Russia, China
Chapter 4: Revolutions for independence: The Americas, India, Algeria
Chapter 5: Revolutions against dictators: Mexico, Cuba, Iran
Chapter 6: Color revolutions: Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia
Chapter 7: Who makes revolutions?
Chapter 8: Insurgency and counter-insurgency: Iraq and Afghanistan
Chapter 9: Revolutionary outcomes: Dictatorship or democracy?
Chapter 10: The future of revolution: The end of history?
References
Further reading
Index

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