David (Hrsg.) Close

Revolution

ISBN: 978-1-00-070660-4
EAN: 9781000706604
Produktnummer: 33216356
Verlag: Taylor &amp; Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 242 S.
Plattform: EPUB

A History of the Idea

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First published in 1985. Revolution has been often defined, often abused as a descriptive term for elements of the political process. This book analyses the concept of revolution, and discusses ways in which this concept has changed from Aristotle to the late twentieth-century. The historical circumstances which have shaped the idea and caused it to change are outlined. Special attention is given to the Marxist tradition and to modernisation theory. The case studies comprise the Soviet Union since the Bolshevik Revolution, Nazi Germany 1933-45, China from about 1920, the struggle for political independence and economic development in Guinea-B… Mehr