Revolutions and revolutionary movements

"With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political upheavals, the sixth edition of Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a representative cross section of many of the most significant revolutions of the modern era. Students can trace the historical development of eleven revolutions using a five-factor analytical framework. Attention is devoted to clearly explaining all relevant concepts and events, the roles of key leaders, and the interrelation of each revolutionary movement with international economic and political developments and conflicts. New to this Edition: Expanded coverage of women and revolution with profiles of individual women revolutionaries Coverage of the recent student movement in Hong Kong as well as economic developments in China, Chinese international influence and international economic development projects, and trade relations with the U.S. during the Trump administration. Changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba during the Trump administration. Examination of the cancellation of the Iran nuclear agreement by the Trump administration, Trump administration policies towards Iran, the impacts on Iran and Iranian reactions, and Iranian and Saudi Arabian involvement in Yemen. Coverage of the near extinction of geographic ISIS caliphate, terrorist attacks, and the implications of U.S. policy towards Palestinians and Middle Eastern countries during the Trump administration. Examination of persisting economic inequality, corruption and recent South African political developments and government actions. Analysis of revolutionary movements in Venezuela and Bolivia and coverage of major political developments and events in both countries. Trump administration policy towards authoritarian states in the Middle East and implications for the possibility of pro-democracy movements in Middle Eastern countries. Updated student resources include multiple orienting maps, summary and analysis sections, chronologies, and documentary resources"--

"With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political upheavals, the sixth edition of Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a representative cross section of many of the most significant revolutions of the modern era. Students can trace the historical development of eleven revolutions using a five-factor analytical framework. Attention is devoted to clearly explaining all relevant concepts and events, the roles of key leaders, and the interrelation of each revolutionary movement with international economic and political developments and conflicts. New to this Edition: Expanded coverage of women and revolution with profiles of individual women revolutionaries Coverage of the recent student movement in Hong Kong as well as economic developments in China, Chinese international influence and international economic development projects, and trade relations with the U.S. during the Trump administration. Changes in U.S. policy toward Cuba during the Trump administration. Examination of the cancellation of the Iran nuclear agreement by the Trump administration, Trump administration policies towards Iran, the impacts on Iran and Iranian reactions, and Iranian and Saudi Arabian involvement in Yemen. Coverage of the near extinction of geographic ISIS caliphate, terrorist attacks, and the implications of U.S. policy towards Palestinians and Middle Eastern countries during the Trump administration. Examination of persisting economic inequality, corruption and recent South African political developments and government actions. Analysis of revolutionary movements in Venezuela and Bolivia and coverage of major political developments and events in both countries. Trump administration policy towards authoritarian states in the Middle East and implications for the possibility of pro-democracy movements in Middle Eastern countries. Updated student resources include multiple orienting maps, summary and analysis sections, chronologies, and documentary resources"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Photos -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- References -- Chapter One Social Movements and Revolutions -- Revolutionary Movements: Critical Factors -- Theories of Revolution -- Are Revolutions Developing or Occurring Now? -- Summary and Analysis -- References -- Chapter Two The Russian Revolutions and Eastern Europe -- Geography and Population -- The Setting for Revolution -- The Russian Social Democratic Party -- The Attempted Revolution of 1905 -- The Revolutions of 1917 -- Women in the Russian Revolutions -- Assessing the Bolshevik Seizure of Power -- The Civil War -- Leadership Struggle -- The Soviet Union Under Stalin -- The Russian Revolution: Long-Term Consequences -- The Soviet Union and Revolution in Eastern Europe -- The Solidarity Movement and the Roots of Conflict in Post-Communist Party States -- The Disintegration of the Soviet Union -- Economic and Political Trends -- Corruption -- Health and Related Issues -- The Ukrainian Revolutions -- Charges of Russian Interference in US Elections -- Summary and Analysis -- Russian Revolutions: Chronology of Major Events -- References -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- Chapter Three Revolution in China -- Geography and Population -- Social and Historical Settings for Revolution -- The Development of the Republican Movement -- Civil War in China -- Women in the Chinese Revolution -- The People's Republic of China, 1949-1990 -- The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, 1966-1968 -- Post-1978 Reforms -- The 1989 Pro-Democracy Demonstrations -- China's Economic and Political Systems in the 1990s -- China's Economic Success Relative to the Former USSR -- Morality and the Future of the Chinese Revolution -- Constitution and Government.

Machine generated contents note: List of Maps -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Social Movements and Revolutions -- 2. The Russian Revolutions and Eastern Europe -- 3. Revolution In China -- 4. The Vietnamese Revolution -- 5. The Cuban Revolution -- 6. Revolution In Nicaragua -- 7. The Iranian Revolution and Islamic Fundamentalism -- 8. Islamic Revolutionary Movements -- 9. South Africa -- 10. Revolution Through Democracy -- 11. The Arab Revolution -- 12. Conclusions -- Sources for Documentary Films -- About the Author -- Index.

"With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political upheavals, Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a representative cross section of the most significant revolutions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This Fifth Edition is revised and updated with a new chapter on the Arab Revolution from its beginning in December 2010 to the present. In this widely used text, students can trace the historical development of eleven revolutions using a five-factor analytical framework. Author James DeFronzo clearly explains all relevant concepts and events, the roles of key leaders, and the interrelation of each revolutionary movement with international economic and political developments and conflicts, including World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. Student resources include multiple orienting maps, summary and analysis sections, suggested readings, chronologies, and documentary resources"--

ist of maps -- Preface -- List of acronyms -- Introduction -- References -- Social movements and revolutions -- Revolutionary movements: critical factors -- Revolutions that failed -- Theories of revolution -- Summary -- References and further readings -- The russian revolutions and Eastern Europe -- Geography and population -- The setting for revolution -- The Russian social democratic party -- The attempted revolution of 1905 -- The revolutions of 1917 -- Assessing the Bolshevik seizure of power -- The Civil War -- Leadership struggle -- The Soviet Union under Stalin -- The Russian Revolution: long-term consequences -- The Soviet Union and revolution in Eastern Europe -- The Solidarity movement and the roots of conflict in post-communist party states -- The disintegration of the Soviet Union -- Russian economic and political trends -- Corruption -- Health and related issues -- The disintegration of Yugoslavia and the tragedy of Bosnia -- Summary and analysis -- Russian revolutions: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- Revolution in China -- Geography and population -- Social and historical settings for revolution, -- The development of the republican movement -- War in China -- The People's Republic of China: 1949-1990 -- The great proletarian Cultural Revolution: 1966-1968 -- Post-1978 reforms -- The 1989 prodemocracy demonstrations -- China's economic and political systems in the 1990s -- China's economic success relative to the former USSR -- Morality and the future of the Chinese revolution -- China's progress, problems, policies, and plans for the future -- Summary and analysis -- Chinese revolution: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- The Vietnamese Revolution -- Geography and population -- Early cultural and political characteristics -- French conquest -- The French impact on Vietnam -- Resistance to French rule -- The impact of World War II -- Insurrection -- The French Indochina War: 1946-1954 -- The 1954 Geneva Accords on Indochina -- U.S. involvement in Vietnam: 1954-1975 -- Aftermath and related developments -- Summary and analysis -- Vietnamese revolution: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- The Cuban revolution -- Geography and population -- Prerevolutionary political history -- Economy and social classes -- Revolution -- Revolutionary Cuba -- U.S. reactions to the revolution -- Cuba and revolution in Latin America and Africa -- Cuba and Venezuela's Bolivarian revolution, and the democratic shift to the left in Latin America -- Cuban economy and political system, -- Summary and analysis -- Cuban revolution: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected films and videocassettes -- Revolution in nicaragua -- Geography and population, 205 -- Nicaragua before the revolution -- The revolution -- Postrevolutionary government, changes, and conflicts -- U.S. and world reactions to the revolution -- Peace agreement and 1990 election -- Nicaragua in the 1990s -- Why were republican administrations so hostile? -- Nicaragua after the Violeta Chamorro presidency -- Summary and analysis -- Nicaraguan revolution: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- The Iranian revolution and Islamic fundamentalism -- Geography and population -- National culture -- The Qajar Dynasty and foreign influence -- The Pahlavi Dynasty -- The setting for revolution -- The revolutionary process -- Revolutionary Iran -- Iran after Khomeini -- Iran and the Gulf War -- Iran and Islamic revolution elsewhere -- Iran, Afghanistan, the War on Terror, and the U.S. led invasion and occupation of Iraq -- Summary and analysis -- Iranian revolution: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- Islamic revolutionary movements -- Historical background of Islamic fundamentalism -- Fundamentalism, millenarianism and revolutionary potential in Shia Islam -- Contemporary revolutionary fundamentalism in Sunna Islam: hamas, al -- Qaeda, Taliban, Hamas of Palestine -- Al Qaeda and transnational revolution -- Taliban of Afghanistan -- The war in Iraq -- Iraq war: nationalist insurgents -- Iraq war: Sunni Islamic insurgents -- Iraq war: Shia fundamentalists -- Iraq war: the future of Iraq? -- Summary and analysis -- Islamic revolutionary movements: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- South Africa -- Geography and population -- Dutch and British colonization -- The Union of South Africa -- The Apartheid state -- Changes in the Apartheid system -- Opposition to Apartheid -- Counterinsurgency strategies of the regime in the 1980s -- Reforming Apartheid -- The dismantling of Apartheid, 320 -- South Africa after Apartheid: economy, aids, crime, and politics -- Summary and analysis -- South Africa: chronology of major events -- References and further readings -- Selected DVD, film, or videocassette documentaries -- Conclusions -- Some comparisons among the case studies -- Inadequacies in the theories of revolution -- Revolutions of the future? -- References and further readings -- Rental sources -- About the book and author