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Revolutions in World History

Revolutions have been a part of politics for centuries. Their ideologies, their

leaders, and their successes or failures have shaped the history of nations

worldwide. This comparative survey focuses on five major case studies, beginning

with the English revolutions in the seventeenth century, and continuing with the

Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese, and Iranian revolutions.

Revolutions in World History traces the origins, developments, and outcomes

of these revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary tradition in

a global context. The study raises questions about motivations and ideologies. In

particular, it examines the effectiveness of these revolutions—and revolution as

a concept—in bringing about lasting political changes.

Michael D.Richards is Samford Professor of History at Sweet Briar College,

Virginia. His previous publications include Twentieth Century Europe: A Brief

History and Europe, 1900–1980, and he writes on occasion for the History News

Service.

Themes in World History

Series editor: Peter N.Stearns

The Themes in World History series offers focused treatment of a range of human

experiences and institutions in the world history context. The purpose is to provide

serious, if brief, discussions of important topics as additions to textbook coverage

and document collections. The treatments will allow students to probe particular

facets of the human story in greater depth than textbook coverage allows, and to

gain a fuller sense of historians’ analytical methods and debates in the process.

Each topic is handled over time—allowing discussions of changes and

continuities. Each topic is assessed in terms of a range of different societies and

religions—allowing comparisons of relevant similarities and differences. Each

book in the series helps readers deal with world history in action, evaluating global

contexts as they work through some of the key components of human society and

human life.

Gender in World History

Peter N.Stearns

Consumerism in World History

Peter N.Stearns

Warfare in World History

Michael S.Neiberg

Disease and Medicine in World History

Sheldon Watts

Western Civilization in World History

Peter N.Stearns

The Indian Ocean in World History

Milo Kearney

Asian Democracy in World History

Alan T.Wood

Revolutions in World History

Michael D.Richards

Migration in World History

Patrick Manning

Revolutions in World History

Michael D.Richards

NEW YORK AND LONDON

First published 2004

by Routledge

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Simultaneously published in the UK

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Richards, Michael D.

Revolutions in world history/Michael D.Richards.

p. cm.—(Themes in world history)

1. Revolutions-History. 2. Revolutions-Case studies. I. Title. II. Series.

JC49I.R497 2003

303.6 ′ 4 ′ 0903–dc22 2003020464

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available from the

British Library

ISBN 0-203-64457-3 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN 0-203-67293-3 (Adobe eReader Format)

ISBN 0-415-22497-7 (hbk)

ISBN 0-415-22498-5 (pbk)

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