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An Analysis of Jack A. Goldstone's Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World

By Etienne Stockland Copyright 2017

98 Pages

by Macat Library

98 Pages

by Macat Library

98 Pages

by Macat Library

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Description

Understanding why revolutions take place when they do, and as they do, is important in itself. Understanding how they are rooted in the societies they upend – and the ways in which those societies share crucial similarities – is arguably even more so. The enduring influence of Jack Goldstone's Revolution and Rebellion lies as much in the challenge that it issues to the long-dominant model of... Read more

Table of Contents

Ways in to the Text

Who is Jack A. Goldstone?

What does Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World Say?

Why does Revolution and Rebellion in the Early Modern World Matter?

Section 1: Influences

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context

Module 2: Academic Context

Module 3: The Problem

Module 4: The Author's Contribution

Section 2: Ideas

Module 5: Main Ideas

Module 6: Secondary Ideas

Module 7: Achievement

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work

Section 3: Impact

Module 9: The First Responses

Module 10: The Evolving Debate

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today

Module 12: Where Next?

Glossary of Terms

People Mentioned in the Text

Works Cited

Author(s)

Biography

Etienne Stockland is researching a PhD in Environmental History at Columbia University.

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