ISBN:
9781108482684
,
9781108710855
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 288 Seiten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Lawson, George, 1972 - Anatomies of revolution
DDC:
303.48/4
Keywords:
Revolutions Social aspects
;
Protest movements
;
Social movements
;
Popular culture
;
Social change
;
Revolution
;
Wandel
;
Theorie
;
Geschichte
;
Politische Soziologie
;
Politischer Prozess
;
Internationale Politik
;
Innenpolitik
;
Erde
;
Revolution
;
England
;
Chile
;
Kuba
;
Südafrika
;
Iran
;
Ukraine
Abstract:
Recent years have seen renewed interest in the study of revolution. Spurred by events like the 2011 uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, the rise of Islamic State, and the emergence of populism, a new age of revolution has generated considerable interest. Yet, even as empirical studies of revolutions are thriving, there has been a stall in theories of revolution. Anatomies of Revolution offers a novel account of how revolutions begin, unfold and end. By combining insights from international relations, sociology, and global history, it outlines the benefits of a 'global historical sociology' of revolutionary change, one in which international processes take centre stage. Featuring a wide range of cases from across modern world history, this is a comprehensive account of one of the world's most important processes. It will interest students and scholars studying revolutions, political conflict and contentious politics in sociology, politics and international relations.
Abstract:
"There are two main ways of approaching the study of revolution in the contemporary world - and they are both wrong. On the one hand, revolutions appear to be everywhere: on the streets of Kobane, Caracas, and Tehran; in the rhetoric of groups like Podemos and Black Lives Matter; and in the potential of technologies to reshape people's lives. Rarely do weeks go by without a revolution of one kind or another being proclaimed. In recent years, figures as varied as Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Emmanuel Macron, Tarana Burke, Xi Jinping, Tawakkol Karman, and Elon Musk have been labelled as revolutionaries, while the hugely popular musical Hamilton, and the even more popular Star War series, have eulogised revolutionary struggle. This broadening of the concept of revolution goes beyond its take-up by the mass media and in popular culture - www.revolution.com is a venture capitalist firm, www.revolution.co.uk is a software company, and www.revolution.com.au is a flea and heartworm treatment for dogs and cats. But is revolution really just a marketing trope, investment strategy, or pet service? And can it be street mobilization, social movement, and technological breakthrough at the same time? If revolution is everywhere, perhaps it is nowhere"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction : the Rights and Wrongs of Revolution -- Theories -- Revolutionary Dynamics -- Within and Beyond the Fourth Generation -- Anatomies of Revolution -- Histories -- Revolutionary Situations : England And Chile -- Revolutionary Trajectories : Cuba And South Africa -- Revolutionary Outcomes : Iran And Ukraine -- Prospects -- Revolutions in the Contemporary World -- Revolutionary Futures
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis Seite 251-281 und Index
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