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| List of Maps | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acronyms | |
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| Introduction | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Social Movements and Revolutions | |
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| Revolutionary Movements: Critical Factors | |
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| Revolutions That Failed | |
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| Theories of Revolution | |
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| Are Revolutions Developing or Occurring Now? | |
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| Summary | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| The Russian Revolutions and Eastern Europe | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| The Setting for Revolution | |
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| The Russian Social Democratic Party | |
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| The Attempted Revolution of 1905 | |
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| The Revolutions of 1917 | |
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| Assessing the Bolshevik Seizure of Power | |
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| The Civil War | |
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| Leadership Struggle | |
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| The Soviet Union Under Stalin | |
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| The Russian Revolution: Long-Term Consequences | |
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| The Soviet Union and Revolution in Eastern Europe | |
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| The Solidarity Movement and the Roots of Conflict in Post-Communist Party States | |
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| The Disintegration of the Soviet Union | |
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| Economic and Political Trends | |
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| Corruption | |
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| Health and Related Issues | |
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| The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Tragedy of Bosnia | |
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| Color Revolutions | |
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| Conflict Between Georgia and Russia in 2008 | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Russian Revolutions: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| Revolution in China | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| Social and Historical Settings for Revolution | |
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| The Development of the Republican Movement | |
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| Civil War in China | |
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| The People's Republic of China: 1949-1990 | |
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| The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: 1966-1968 | |
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| Post-1978 Reforms | |
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| The 1989 Prodemocracy Demonstrations | |
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| China's Economic and Political Systems in the 1990s | |
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| China's Economic Success Relative to the Former USSR | |
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| Morality and the Future of the Chinese Revolution | |
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| China's Progress, Problems, Policies, and Plans for the Future | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Chinese Revolution: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| The Vietnamese Revolution | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| Early Cultural and Political Characteristics | |
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| French Conquest | |
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| The French Impact on Vietnam | |
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| Resistance to French Rule | |
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| The Impact of World War II | |
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| Insurrection | |
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| The French Indochina War: 1946-1954 | |
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| The 1954 Geneva Accords on Indochina | |
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| U.S. Involvement in Vietnam: 1954-1975 | |
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| Aftermath and Related Developments | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Vietnamese Revolution: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| The Cuban Revolution | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| Prerevolutionary Political History | |
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| Economy and Social Classes | |
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| Revolution | |
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| Revolutionary Cuba | |
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| U.S. Reactions to the Revolution | |
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| Cuba and Revolution in Other Countries | |
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| Cuba and Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution and the Democratic Shift to the Left in Latin America | |
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| Cuban Economy and Political System | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Cuban Revolution: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| Revolution in Nicaragua | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| Nicaragua Before the Revolution | |
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| The Revolution | |
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| Postrevolutionary Government, Changes, and Conflicts | |
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| U.S. and World Reactions to the Revolution | |
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| 1989 Peace Agreement and 1990 Election | |
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| Nicaragua in the 1990s | |
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| Why Were Republican Administrations So Hostile? | |
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| Nicaragua After the Violeta Chamorro Presidency | |
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| Daniel Ortega and the FSLN Regain the Presidency | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Nicaraguan Revolution: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| The Iranian Revolution and Islamic Fundamentalism | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| National Culture | |
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| The Qajar Dynasty and Foreign Influence | |
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| The Pahlavi Dynasty | |
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| The Setting for Revolution | |
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| The Revolutionary Process | |
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| Revolutionary Iran | |
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| Iran After Khomeini | |
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| Iran and the 1991 GulfWar | |
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| Iran and Islamic Revolution Elsewhere | |
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| Iran, Afghanistan, the War on Terror, and the U.S.-Led Invasion and Occupation of Iraq | |
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| Developments After the Election of Obama | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Iranian Revolution: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| Islamic Revolutionary Movements | |
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| Historical Background of Islamic Fundamentalism | |
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| Fundamentalism, Millenarianism, and Revolutionary Potential in Shia Islam | |
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| Contemporary Revolutionary Fundamentalism in Sunna Islam: Hamas, Al Qaeda, Taliban | |
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| The War in Iraq | |
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| Hezbollah and the War with Israel | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Islamic Revolutionary Movements: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| South Africa | |
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| Geography and Population | |
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| Dutch and British Colonization | |
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| The Union of South Africa | |
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| The Apartheid State | |
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| Changes in the Apartheid System | |
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| Opposition to Apartheid | |
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| Counterinsurgency Strategies of the Regime in the 1980s | |
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| Reforming Apartheid | |
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| The Dismantling of Apartheid | |
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| South Africa After Apartheid | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| South Africa: Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| Revolution Through Democracy | |
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| Revolution to Democracy | |
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| Revolution Through Democracy: The Venezuelan Exception | |
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| Revolution Through Democracy: Bolivia | |
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| Elections in Other Nations | |
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| Summary and Analysis | |
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| Chronology of Major Events | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Some Comparisons Among the Case Studies | |
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| Inadequacies in the Theories of Revolution | |
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| Revolutions of the Future? | |
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| References and Further Readings | |
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| Purchase and Rental Sources | |
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| About the Book and Author | |
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| Index | |