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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 ... [The author explores] the combination of extremism and incompetence that characterize most revolutionary movements, the effects of counter-revolutionary forces in complications post-revolutionary regimes, the often tyrannical application of idealistic norms on societies experiencing revolutionary change, and the corruption and oppression that often characterize post-revolutionary regimes"--Provided by publisher.
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You Say You Want a Revolution?, Daniel Chirot, Clark R. McCauley
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- Released
- 2020
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- Title
- You Say You Want a Revolution?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Daniel Chirot, Clark R. McCauley
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Released
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0691193673
- ISBN13
- 9780691193670
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Culture and Society, Sociology
- Rating
- 3.75 out of 5
- Description
- "This book poses the question of why revolutions--from the French Revolution through the Russian and more recent revolutions--tend to produce tragic outcomes ... [The author explores] the combination of extremism and incompetence that characterize most revolutionary movements, the effects of counter-revolutionary forces in complications post-revolutionary regimes, the often tyrannical application of idealistic norms on societies experiencing revolutionary change, and the corruption and oppression that often characterize post-revolutionary regimes"--Provided by publisher.