European Revolutions: 1492-1992
by Charles Tilly
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In this book, Charles Tilly reinterprets the last five centuries of European history, a period characterized by war, revolt, and contention, by the rise and struggles of states and empires, and by urbanization, enrichment and industrialization. His focus is on revolutions, their origins in ambition and discontent, and the variability of their outcomes over time and according to place, politics and culture. He seeks an understanding of revolutionary processes grounded in the contingencies of show more circumstance, and to show the place of the great revolutions in the long-term history of Europe and the world at large. The book opens with a discussion of the nature of revolution and of the questions the author will address. It continues with a sketch of political and social change in Europe between 1492 and the present. Succeeding chapters examine and compare the causes and outcomes of revolutionary situations in the Low Countries, Iberia and the Balkans (chapter 3); in the British Isles, particularly in the seventeenth century (chapter 4); in France, especially from 1750 (chapter 5); and in Russia, notably in the twentieth century (chapter 6). In the concluding chapter the author contrasts the recent national revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe with the supranational movements in the European Community. He argues that, despite some indications to the contrary, a renascence of individual cultures is likely To be accompanied by the decline of revolutionary nationalism - in itself a revolutionary process, and one that will profoundly affect the future of Europe. show lessTags
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Without this book my understanding of the scope and intensity of resistance in European history would have remained sadly incomplete. It is astounding to discover to what extent resistance has been "censored" out of the teaching of history.
Het boek onderzoekt oorzaken en gevolgen van revoluties in de Nederlanden, Spanje, de Balkan, Engeland, Frankrijk en Rusland. Revolutionaire situaties doen zich meest voor 1e als staten te veel van hun burgers vragen, 2e als ze eisen stellen die sterke gemeenschappen bedreigen of inbreuk op hun regels maken, 3e als de macht van heersers zichtbaar afneemt bij aanwezigheid van sterke concurrenten, zoals in Oost-Europa in 1989.
Revolutie is een gewelddadige inbezitneming van staatsmacht door een samenhangende oppositie.
Een leerzaam boek met veel voorbeelden.
Revolutie is een gewelddadige inbezitneming van staatsmacht door een samenhangende oppositie.
Een leerzaam boek met veel voorbeelden.
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Social scientist Charles Tilly was born in Lombard, Illinois on May 27, 1929. He graduated from Harvard Univeristy with a bachelor's degree in 1950 and a docorate in sociology in 1958. He also studied at Oxford University and the Catholic University in Angers, France. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy. He taught sociology and political show more science at numerous univeristies including the University of Delaware, Harvard University, the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan and Columbia University. During his lifetime, he wrote 51 books and monographs and more than 600 scholoarly articles. He received numerous awards including the Albert O. Hirschman Award from the Social Science Research Council. He died from lymphoma on April 29, 2008. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- European Revolutions: 1492-1992
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- European revolutions, 1492-1992
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- 1993
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- Europe
- Dedication*
- a Chris, Laura e Sarah
ieri miei figli, oggi miei amici - First words*
- La storia odia la petulanza.
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- English
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