Revolution in the Making of the Modern World

<p>This volume questions whether ideas of revolution are still relevant in the postmodern and globalized world of the twenty-first century. </p><p>Featuring contributions from some of the world's leading sociological and political thinkers on revolution, it combines theoretical concerns with a variety of detailed case studies of individual revolutions. Subjects covered include:</p><ul><p><li>democracy and revolution from 1789 to 1989 </li><li>twentieth century revolutions and theories of revolution, including Marxism, modernization and structuralist theories </li><li>revolution in the "Third World" and the variable geometry of the paths to modernity </li><li>Islamic revolutions and modernity </li><li>the 1989 revolutions as "democratic revolutions" or "elite-led transitions" </li><li>globalization, the nation-state and revolution </li><li>empire and "democratic revolution" </li><li>network society and revolution </li><li>Islamic fundamentalism, international terrorism and revolution </li><li>democratic revolution as a new form of revolution </li><li>postmodern theories of revolution </li><li>new social movements, identities and new figures of revolution.</li><p></p></p></ul><p></p><p><em>Revolution in the Making of the Modern World</em> will be essential reading for students and scholars of comparative politics, political theory, revolution and political sociology.</p>