Revolutions

Revolutions have shaped world politics for the last three hundred years. This volume shows why revolutions occur, how they unfold, and where they created democracies and dictatorships. Jack A. Goldstone presents the history of revolutions from America and France to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'People Power' revolutions, and the Arab revolts.

Jack Goldstone is Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr. Professor of Public Policy and Eminent Scholar, School of Public Policy, at George Mason University. He is the author of Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World.

- List of illustrations
- Chapter 1: Revolutions and insurgencies - a brief history
- Chapter 2: Types of revolutions and their causes
- Chapter 3: Radical social revolutions: France, Russia, China
- Chapter 4: Revolutions for independence: The Americas, India, Algeria
- Chapter 5: Revolutions against dictators: Mexico, Cuba, Iran
- Chapter 6: Color revolutions: Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, Georgia
- Chapter 7: Who makes revolutions?
- Chapter 8: Insurgency and counter-insurgency: Iraq and Afghanistan
- Chapter 9: Revolutionary outcomes: Dictatorship or democracy?
- Chapter 10: The future of revolution: The end of history?
- References
- Further reading
- Index