Description
Book SynopsisAn essential primer on twenty-four of the most significant revolutions from the 17th century to the present day, narrated by leading historians from around the world.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Peter Furtado
The English Revolution 1642–89: Simon Jenkins
The American Revolution 1776–88: Ray Raphael
The French Revolution 1789–99: Sophie Wahnich
The Haitian Revolution 1791–1804: Bayyinah Bello
The Year of Revolutions 1848: Axel Körner
Japan: The Meiji Restoration 1867: Shin Kawashima
The Young Turk Revolution 1908: Mehmed Sükrü Hanioglu
The Mexican Revolution 1910–17: Javier Garciadiego
The Irish Revolution 1913–23: Diarmaid Ferriter
Russia: The Bolshevik Revolution 1917: Dina Khapaeva
The Indian Revolution 1919–47: Mihir Bose
The Vietnamese Revolution 1945: Stein Tønnesson
China’s Communist Revolution 1949–76: Mobo Gao
The Cuban Revolution 1959–2000: Luis Martinez Fernandez
The Student Revolution 1968: Stephen Barnes
Portugal: The Carnation Revolution 1974: Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses
Cambodia: The Khmer Rouge Revolution 1975–79: Sorpong Peou
The Iranian Revolution 1979: Homa Katouzian
Nicaragua: The Sandinista Revolution 1979–1990: Mateo Jarquin
Poland: The Solidarity Revolution 1981–89: Anita Prazmowska
Eastern Europe 1989: Vladimir Tismaneanu and Andres Garcia
South Africa: The End of Apartheid 1990–1994: Thula Simpson
Ukraine: The Orange Revolution 2004: Yaroslav Hrytsak
Egypt: The Arab Spring 2011: Yasser Thabet
