Toward a History of Revolution
- 1 April 1986
- journal article
- the achievements-of-revolutions
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Vol. 28 (3) , 535-544
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0010417500014043
Abstract
Revolution, like war, is an historical phenomenon of great importance, and no scholar is likely to argue that revolutions have not had a significant influence on the history of nations and regions, even on the history of the entire world. Unlike war, however, revolution has no coherent chronological history, andthere are no studies of the phenomenon comparable to William McNeill's recent work The Pursuit of Power, or to Theodore Ropp's older but equally important War in the Modem World. Despite volumes written on the subject of revolution by historians, political scientists, sociologists, and others, one searches in vain for a comprehensive history.Keywords
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