| Description |
208 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-199) and index. |
| Contents |
What is revolution? -- The Dutch Revolts. -- The nglish Civil Wars. -- The Glorious Revolution. -- The American Revolution. -- The French Revolution. -- The Slave Revolt in Haiti. -- Anti-colonialism: revolution in Latin America. -- The July Revolution in France. -- The Springtime of the Peoples: France, Italy, Germany and the Habsburg Lands. -- The Paris Commune. -- The Russian Revolutions. -- Revolution in Mexico. -- Fascism as Counter-revolution: Italy and Germany. -- The Spanish Civil War. -- The Communist Revolution in China. -- Anti-colonial conflict: Vietnam, Nigeria and Malaya. -- The Cuban Revolution. -- Students at the barricades. -- The Ethiopian Revolution. -- The Power of Islam: Iran. -- The Crisis of Communism. -- The "Velvet" Revolutions: Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. -- The fall of the Berlin Wall. -- The Violent Exception: Romania. -- The Soviet Union collapses. -- The End of Apartheid: South Africa. |
| Summary |
Using eyewitness accounts, reportage photography, and contemporary paintings to capture the spirit of revolution, Mark Almond examines the causes, events, and often colossal repercussions of each revolution. The book opens with a discussion of all aspects of revolution in general and looks at the ideologies and personalities of the great revolutionaries (and in their quarrels with one another), the romance and language of revolution, and its terrible human cost, before. |
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Looking in turn at each of the great revolutions that have defined their time. Taking a unique, themed approach to history, Revolution is a compelling read for anyone interested in our turbulent past. |
| Subject |
Revolutions -- History.
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Military history, Modern.
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| ISBN |
1899883746 (US) |
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9781899883745 (US) |
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1899883738 (UK) |
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9781899883738 (UK) |
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