Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure--and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism
Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where political extremism is on the rise and rational reform based on moderation and compromise often seems impossible to achieve? In You Say You Want a Revolution?, Daniel Chirot examines a wide range of right- and left-wing revolutions around the world--from the late eighteenth century to today--to provide important new answers to these critical questions.
From the French Revolution of the eighteenth century to the Mexican, Russian, German, Chinese, anticolonial, and Iranian revolutions of the twentieth, Chirot finds that moderate solutions to serious social, economic, and political problems were overwhelmed by radical ideologies that promised simpler, drastic remedies. But not all revolutions had this outcome. The American Revolution didn't, although its failure to resolve the problem of slavery eventually led to the Civil War, and the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe was relatively peaceful, except in Yugoslavia. From Japan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Cambodia to Algeria, Angola, Haiti, and Romania, You Say You Want a Revolution? explains why violent radicalism, corruption, and the betrayal of ideals won in so many crucial cases, why it didn't in some others--and what the long-term prospects for major social change are if liberals can't deliver needed reforms.
A powerful account of the unintended consequences of revolutionary change, You Say You Want a Revolution? is filled with critically important lessons for today's liberal democracies struggling with new forms of extremism.
Автор: R. Gregory Lande Название: Psychological Consequences of the American Civil War ISBN: 1476667373 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476667379 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5821.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Wars do not end with peace. When America`s Civil War was over it set the stage for another, more enduring conflict. Epic battles fought across America`s landscape inspired countless books on the guts and glory of war but the lingering emotional consequences of conflict are neither glamorous nor visible, making this book unique in its comprehensive coverage of an often ignored cost of conflict.
Описание: In this innovative textbook, leading world historian Peter Stearns analyses key examples of culture change from around the world, highlighting what culture change involves and how it can be explained and assessed, both historically and in the contemporary world.
Culture change is one of the most interesting and significant features of human society, but until now there has been no book for the classroom which looks explicitly at this phenomenon. Cultural Change in Modern World History covers different kinds and levels of culture change since 1500 - from colonial culture contact in British India to modernization in Meiji Japan and changing attitudes towards gay marriage in the past decade - considering how we should define culture change, how to deal with causation and how to evaluate continuities and consequences. Stearns addresses fundamental questions: why do groups of people change their beliefs and values, and what happens when they do? Conversely, why do some groups resist culture change, and how do some manage to combine novel and more traditional cultural components?
Figuring out how better to understand why groups or societies change their minds - or refuse to do so - provides a crucial perspective on human behaviors and values. As the first book to explore this important question, Cultural Change in Modern World History is a ground-breaking text for students of world history, cultural history and anthropology.
Описание: Vices, Virtues, and Consequences offers a broad study of the basic and universal issues in ethics and politics, the issues of what the human good is and how to attain it and avoid its opposite. These questions have long been debated and are no less debated today. However, according to author Peter Phillips Simpson, within the mainstream of Anglo-American modern philosophy they have been debated too narrowly. This narrowness is one of our modern vices, and it does much to encourage other vices, in particular that of despair of universal and objective reason. The essays in this collection not only attack these vices, but also attempt to replace them with the contrary virtues. The volume begins with an overview of modern Anglo-American moral philosophy and critiques the work of contemporary thinkers—specifically Alasdair MacIntyre and John Rawls—and the work of historical thinkers such as Machiavelli, Kant, and Hobbes. The author then explores ancient and medieval sources, and applies their concepts to discussions of modern problems. The book closes with chapters that discuss the direct consequences of contemporary vices in both thought and action, in particular the vice of failing to educate the morals of citizens. Simpson rejects the contemporary liberal dogma that political authority should not be involved in the moral education of citizens. Violence in Northern Ireland and the crime of abortion are among the issues discussed. Peter Phillips Simpson is professor of philosophy and classics at the Graduate Center and the College of Staten Island, City University of New York. He is the author of numerous articles and books including The Politics of Aristotle , A Philosophical Commentary on the Politics of Aristotle , and Karol Wojtyla .
Автор: Mofid Название: The Economic Consequences of the Gulf War ISBN: 1138968226 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138968226 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 7348.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examines the economic consequences of the Iran-Iraq war by analysing its impact on both economies in terms of oil production, exports, foreign exchange earnings, non-defence foreign trade and agricultural performance.
Описание: An exploration of the recent financial crisis which argues that the hitherto dominant intellectual and policy paradigm of neo-liberalism has been fatally weakened and will in due course be replaced. The implications of the crisis for politico-cultural identities and our sense of ourselves as members of an ordered society are explored.
Автор: Weaver Richard M. Название: Ideas Have Consequences: Expanded Edition ISBN: 022609006X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226090061 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 2851.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Originally published in 1948, at the height of post-World War II optimism and confidence in collective security, this title uses "words hard as cannonballs" to present an unsparing diagnosis of the ills of the modern age. It argues that the decline of Western civilization resulted from the rising acceptance of relativism over absolute reality.
Описание: New for 2022 Happy Vibes will accompany you throughout the year, with this new GreenLine calendar for 2022 Measuring 30 x 30 cm, the calendar doubles its size to 30 x 60 cm when opened. The upper half displays the monthly image and in the lower half there is a 6-lingual calendar grid displaying public holidays etc., with room for important dates and events. Part of our Greenline range, the calendar is made from paper that comes from responsible forestry FSC-certified and the images are printed using environmentally friendly mineral oil-free ink. It is not shrinkwrapped with plastic but tied together with decorative cord.
Описание: In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis-patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors-this book explores the epidemic in the United States.
Are you interested in comparing the past's pandemics and those of today? What will be the impact of the latest epidemic on the global economy? Do you want to know how the deadliest pandemic of the 20th century started and ended? If you are interested in learning about the worst pandemics that have accompanied human history, this is the book for YOU!
In this book, you will discover "the cyclic struggle between man and nature. How every pandemic has changed the course of history: accompanying or causing wars, migrations, collapses of empires, economic systems, religious powers, ideological persecution."
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#BOOK 1 - PANDEMIC HISTORY: How Pandemics Have Changed History
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- The Oldest Plagues in History: Athenian Plague, Anthonian Plague, Cypriot Plague, The Plague of Justinian, The Black Plague, and Smallpox. In these chapters, you will travel to remote places and times where humankind has adapted and survived.
- Different Plagues of History, like the Russian Plague, the Yellow Fever, the Great Plague of Vienna, the Polio, and many others
- And again, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, Hong Kong Flu, HIV, SARS, and Ebola
- How vaccines have changed the world, in particular, how fundamental social immunization has been, and what impact it has had on public health
- Side effects on Global Economy
- In the third book, an in-depth analysis of the Great Influenza of 1918, with its origins and causes and what we can learn from this historical fact
Even if a long time has passed, these events have a significant correlation with the present, and for this reason, it is essential to know them. This book is a work of epidemiological history like no other, with important lessons for our own time because it delves into the past of the world's deadliest diseases.
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