1st Edition

Revolutions in World History

By Michael D. Richards Copyright 2004
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

This broad comparative survey focuses on five big case studies, starting with the English Revolution in the seventeenth century, and going on to the Mexican, Russian, Vietnamese and Iranian Revolutions. Revolutions in World History traces the origins, developments, and outcomes of these revolutions, providing an understanding of the revolutionary tradition in a global context. Questions about... Read more
Chapter 1 Bringing revolutions back into history; Chapter 2 The British Revolution of the seventeenth century; Chapter 3 The Mexican Revolution; Chapter 4 The Russian Revolution; Chapter 5 The Vietnamese Revolution; Chapter 6 The Iranian Revolution; Chapter 7 Revolutions in world history;

Biography

Michael D. Richards is Samford Professor of History at Sweet Briar College, Virginia. His previous publications include Twentieth Century Europe: A Brief History and Europe, 1900–1980, and he writes on occasion for the History News Service.