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Explore the thought-provoking insights of *You Say You Want a Revolution?*, a groundbreaking work by Daniel Chirot. This compelling trade paperback, published by Princeton University Press in 2022, critically analyzes why many modern revolutions have descended into chaos and bloodshed. With an ISBN of 9780691234328, this book has received an Honourable Mention for Accessible History Book of the Year by World Magazine, underscoring its significant contribution to historical discourse.
In *You Say You Want a Revolution?*, Chirot delves into a spectrum of revolutions, from the prominent French Revolution to the tumultuous events in Mexico, Russia, Germany, China, and beyond. He examines the alarming trend where radical ideologies have overshadowed moderate solutions, leading to violent outcomes in a world increasingly characterized by political extremism. As today's societies grapple with challenges that seem insurmountable, Chirot's work serves as a vital guide, offering lessons from the past that resonate in the current climate of political uncertainty and unrest.
This eye-opening book is perfect for history enthusiasts, political science students, and anyone interested in the complex dynamics of revolutions across different cultures and epochs. With free shipping available for this item, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Add this essential title to your collection and engage with the pressing questions our world faces today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691234328
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
*World Magazine, Honourable Mention, Accessible History Book of the Year*
Why have most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure-and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism. Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where political extremism is on the rise and rational reform based on moderation and compromise often seems impossible to achieve?
In You Say You Want a Revolution?, Daniel Chirot examines a wide range of right- and left-wing revolutions around the world-from the late eighteenth century to today-to provide important new answers to these critical questions. From the French Revolution of the eighteenth century to the Mexican, Russian, German, Chinese, anticolonial, and Iranian revolutions of the twentieth, Chirot finds that moderate solutions to serious social, economic, and political problems were overwhelmed by radical ideologies that promised simpler, drastic remedies. But not all revolutions had this outcome.
The American Revolution didn't, although its failure to resolve the problem of slavery eventually led to the Civil War, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was relatively peaceful, except in Yugoslavia. From Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia to Algeria, Angola, Haiti, and Romania, You Say You Want a Revolution? explains why violent radicalism, corruption, and the betrayal of ideals won in so many c
In *You Say You Want a Revolution?*, Chirot delves into a spectrum of revolutions, from the prominent French Revolution to the tumultuous events in Mexico, Russia, Germany, China, and beyond. He examines the alarming trend where radical ideologies have overshadowed moderate solutions, leading to violent outcomes in a world increasingly characterized by political extremism. As today's societies grapple with challenges that seem insurmountable, Chirot's work serves as a vital guide, offering lessons from the past that resonate in the current climate of political uncertainty and unrest.
This eye-opening book is perfect for history enthusiasts, political science students, and anyone interested in the complex dynamics of revolutions across different cultures and epochs. With free shipping available for this item, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Note that once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Add this essential title to your collection and engage with the pressing questions our world faces today.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691234328
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2022
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
*World Magazine, Honourable Mention, Accessible History Book of the Year*
Why have most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure-and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism. Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where political extremism is on the rise and rational reform based on moderation and compromise often seems impossible to achieve?
In You Say You Want a Revolution?, Daniel Chirot examines a wide range of right- and left-wing revolutions around the world-from the late eighteenth century to today-to provide important new answers to these critical questions. From the French Revolution of the eighteenth century to the Mexican, Russian, German, Chinese, anticolonial, and Iranian revolutions of the twentieth, Chirot finds that moderate solutions to serious social, economic, and political problems were overwhelmed by radical ideologies that promised simpler, drastic remedies. But not all revolutions had this outcome.
The American Revolution didn't, although its failure to resolve the problem of slavery eventually led to the Civil War, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was relatively peaceful, except in Yugoslavia. From Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia to Algeria, Angola, Haiti, and Romania, You Say You Want a Revolution? explains why violent radicalism, corruption, and the betrayal of ideals won in so many c