Publication

1996 - Facts on File

Language

English

Word Count

123,500 words, Guess

Page Count

494 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number95044502
  • LibraryThing634530
  • Goodreads1643873

Classifications

  • LCCD21.3 .E53 1996

Description

Throughout history, revolutions have been a potent force of social, economic and political change. The Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries: From Anarchism to Zhou Enlai is the first single-volume encyclopedia devoted to this significant historical phenomenon. Written by a team of international scholars, the book's more than 500 entries cover periods of unrest and change from antiquity to the present, including the Spartacus Revolt; the European Revolutions of 1848; China's Cultural Revolution; the American Revolution; the United Kingdom's Glorious Revolution of 1688; Mexico's Cristero Revolution of 1926-1929; and Russia's Revolutions in 1905 and 1917. Also profiled are the individuals who figured prominently in the tumultuous events of their time: Che Guevara in Cuba; Robespierre in France; Thomas Paine and Ethan Allen in the United States; Vaclav Havel in the Czech Republic; Benito Mussolini in Italy; Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam; Pancho Villa in Mexico; Mohandas Gandhi in India; and many more. Encompassing history and the world, The Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries brings to life the forms of revolutions and resistance movements undertaken to effect fundamental societal change; the non-violent and passive demonstrations that have transformed the world; and the intellectual and economic upheavals that have shaped human thought and institutions.

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Other Editions

  • The Encyclopedia of Revolutions and Revolutionaries: From Anarchism to Zhou EnlaiHardcoverFacts on File1996-01-01

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