{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-theda-skocpols-states-and-social-revolutions-a-comparative-analysis-of-france-russia-and-china-9781912128495","title":"An Analysis of Theda Skocpol's States and Social","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people want to understand what revolutions are and – especially – how they come about, from the academics who study them to the states that wish to prevent (or, in some cases, provoke) them. But it is arguably the US scholar Theda Skocpol who has done most to create a viable model of revolution, and \u003cem\u003eStates and Social Revolutions\u003c\/em\u003e is the work in which she sets out her intellectual stall. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkocpol's magnum opus can be considered a classic product of the critical thinking skill of problem-solving. She assesses several different revolutions – those of France, Russia and China – and asks new, productive questions about their causes and outcomes. The answers, collectively, allow her to move beyond existing theories such as the ‘voluntarist’ school (which suggests that revolutionaries have agency) and the Marxist school (which sees state institutions as nothing more than a front for class interests). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkocpol's model assumes that states are autonomous bureaucratic institutions, which act in their own interests – a fundamental re-imagining based on fresh interpretations of the evidence. Her analysis extends beyond the causes of revolution to their consequences, and her argument that the revolutionary state that survives is the one that successfully implements a far-reaching program of reform helps to explain not only why the three revolutions she studied have proved enduringly influential, but also why hundreds of others, less successful, are barely remembered today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWays in to the Text Who was Theda Skocpol? What does \u003cem\u003eStates and Social Revolutions\u003c\/em\u003e Say? Why does \u003cem\u003eStates and Social Revolutions\u003c\/em\u003e Matter? \u003cb\u003eSection 1: Influences\u003c\/b\u003e Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution \u003cb\u003eSection 2: Ideas \u003c\/b\u003e Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work \u003cb\u003eSection 3: Impact \u003c\/b\u003e Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12\u003cb\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macat International Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020802163031,"sku":"9781912128495","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781912128495.jpg?v=1750784427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-theda-skocpols-states-and-social-revolutions-a-comparative-analysis-of-france-russia-and-china-9781912128495","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}