Presenting a new framework for the study of revolutions, this innovative exploration of French, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cuban, Iranian, South African, and more recent Arab revolutions, provides a theoretically grounded and empirically comprehensive demonstration of how revolutions mean more than mere state collapse and rebuilding. Through the examination of multiple historical case studies, and use of extensive historical examples to explore a range of revolutions, Mehran Kamrava reveals the range and depth of human emotion and motivations that are so prevalent and consequential in revolutions, from personal commitment to sacrifice, determination, leadership ability, charisma, opportunism, and avarice.
| ISBN: | 9781108725385 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2019 |
| Author: | Mehran Kamrava |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 198 pages |
| Genres: |
Middle Eastern history General and world history Comparative politics Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action Revolutionary groups and movements |