1st Edition

Revolutions in World History

By Michael D. Richards Copyright 2004
    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    112 Pages
    by Routledge

    This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to 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. Questions about motivations and ideologies are raised as well as about the effectiveness of these revolutions

    Chapter 1 Bringing revolutions back into history; Chapter 2 The British Revolution of the seventeenth century; Chapter 3 The Mexican Revolution; Chapter 4 The Russian Revolution; Chapter 5 The Vietnamese Revolution; Chapter 6 The Iranian Revolution; Chapter 7 Revolutions in world history;

    Biography

    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.