You Say You Want a Revolution? / Radical Idealism and Its Tragic Consequences - Daniel Chirot
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"This book poses the question of why revolutions--from the French Revolution through the Russian and more recent revolutions--tend to produce tragic outcomes. As the author puts it: 'I have become intrigued with the idea of writing a short book on why so many revolutions turn into bloody catastrophes. Though a huge amount has obviously been written about revolutions, I think a good short review of why they so often disappoint so badly could find a good audience. Of course the planned book would not please those with different views. I want to insist on the contingent nature of what happened rather than seeing revolutions in a Marxist way as necessary and inevitable steps toward world historical progress. I also believe that key individuals make a big difference, so the purely structural analyses that predominate in sociology and political science lack an important element. Then, too, the age of revolutions is far from over, and while I don't really think that history repeats itself, there are recurrent patter...
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2020Uitgever: Princeton University Press192 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 0691193673ISBN-13: 9780691193670Koop dit boek tweedehands
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2020, hardcover met stofomslag, mooi exemplaar/als nieuw [Auteur: Daniel Chirot] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Princeton University Press] [Titel: You Say You Want a Revolution? / Radical Idealism and Its Tragic Consequences]
