![]() ![]() With lucid and accessible prose, Goldstone divides the book into eleven, mainly chronological chapters, though he begins by explaining what revolutions are and what they are not, what causes revolutions, and what the typical outcomes of a revolution are when the dust settles.Īs indicated in its title, this volume is meant to serve as a brief introduction to a massive and heavily debated topic, but Goldstone does not fail to underscore important distinctions and put forward an argument. Though a pocket-sized book of just over one hundred pages, this primer on revolutions offers a thorough and well-thought-out definition of revolutions as well as a discussion of why scholars still struggle to differentiate them from other political movements and activities. Goldstone sets out to answer in his book, Revolutions. The book is one of the latest in Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series that covers topics as diverse as African religions, surrealism, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. ![]() What is a revolution? And why do revolutions surprise us? These are the questions that Jack A. Reviewed by Nicole Bauer (UNC Chapel Hill)
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