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Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance

By Eric Selbin

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Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance

By Eric Selbin

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Why do revolutions happen? Decades of social science research have brought us little closer to understanding where, when and amongst whom they occur. In this groundbreaking book, Eric Selbin argues that we need to look beyond the economic, political and social structural conditions to the thoughts and feelings of the people who make revolutions. In particular, he argues, we need to understand the stories people relay and rework of past injustices and struggles as they struggle in the present towards a better future. Ranging from the French Revolution to the Battle for Seattle, via Russia, China, Cuba, Vietnam and Nicaragua, Selbin makes the case that it is myth, memory and mimesis which create, maintain and extend such stories. Revolution, Rebellion, Resistance identifies four kinds of enduring revolutionary story - Civilizing and Democratizing, The Social Revolution, Freedom and Liberation and The Lost and Forgotten - which do more than report on events, they catalyse changing the world.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
268
Release Date:
2010-01-15
Publication Date:
2010-01-14
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1848130163
ISBN13:
9781848130166
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[email protected]
Weight:
513 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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