Revolution - A Sociological Interpretation

The concept and reality of revolution has gripped the imagination of many writers over the centuries. This is a comprehensive historical examination of these key ideas and theories. Kimmel looks at the writings of Marx, Weber, Tocqueville, Freud, and Durkheim, asking how their theories were affected by the reality of living through the revolutions of 1848 and 1917. Kimmel then examines the interpretations of revolution offered by social scientists in the post World War II period, including Theda Skocpol, Barrington Moore and Charles Tilly, among others. The work is brought fully up-to-date with current analyses of the Nicaraguan, Iranian and Angolan revolutions.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Revolutions in the Sociological Imagination. 2. On the Shoulders of Giants:.
Classical Sociological Perspectives on Revolution.
3. Stages, Systems, and Deprivation:.
Non-Structural Theories of Revolution.
4. Revolution in International Context:.
Geo-Political Competition and the Capitalist World-Economy.
5. Class Struggle and Revolution.
6. The State and Revolution.
7. Motivation and Mobilization:.
A Structural Social Psychology of Revolution.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael S. Kimmel is the author of several previous works including Absolutism and its Discontents: State and Society in 17th Century France and England (Transaction, 1987)

Zusammenfassung

The concept and reality of revolution has gripped the imagination of many writers over the centuries. This is a comprehensive historical examination of these key ideas and theories.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael S Kimmel, Michael S. Kimmel, MS Kimmel, Kimmel Michael S.
• Verlag: Wiley
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 27.09.1990
• EAN: 9780745603131
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-0313-1
• Seiten: 264
• Abmessung: 153 mm x 227 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 369 g
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Political science & theory, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Revolutionary groups & movements, Sociology & anthropology, Political science and theory, Sociology and anthropology, Revolutionary groups and movements, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions