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You Say You Want a Revolution

Daniel Chirot

[SUBJECTS] The Failure of Modern Revolutions and Lessons for Today's World [DESCRIPTION] This insightful book examines the reasons behind the failures of many of the modern world's most renowned revolutions, including the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and the Iranian Revolution. Author Daniel Chirot delves into why radical ideologies often overshadowed moderate solutions, leading to violent and bloody outcomes. However, he also explains why some revolutions, such as the American Revolution and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, were able to achieve peaceful reform. With extremism on the rise worldwide, this book provides critical lessons for liberal democracies everywhere.
Publish Date
2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.88
ISBN
9780691193670
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-03-09T15:04:42.000Z
I've learned a lot from Daniel Chirot's books on autocrats, genocide, & the Enlightenment. His new book on radical revolution is especially timely. He discusses it here w @michaelshermer      source