This book was developed for courses on revolution and social change. The readings werechosen to stimulate students to think about revolution in terms of social theory, historicalevents, and contemporary politics. This book will guide students to the key issues in think ing about revolutions--the problems of democracy and dictatorship, of popular mobiliza tion and conflict--and introduce them to the main episodes of revolutionary struggles inthe past and in the present.

        Preface  vii

        Introduction: The Comparative

        and Historical Study of Revolutions   1

PART ONE:  THEORIES OF REVOLUTIONS  21

      1 Classic Approaches  23

      2 The Debate on Modernization   37

      3 The Origins of Revolutions   55

      4 The Outcomes of Revolutions   85

PART TWO: COMPARATIVE AND HISTORICAL

      STUDIES OF REVOLUTION   155

      5 Republican Revolutions   157

      6 Marxist Revolutions   183

      7 Revolutions Against Dictatorships   213

      8 Revolutions Against Communism  255

      9 Guerrilla and Ethnic Revolts   285

        A Brief Guide to Further Reading   325

        Bibliography  329

        Index   337