The Third Revolution Popular Movements in the Revolutionary Era |
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Author:
| Bookchin, Murray |
Series title: | Global Issues Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-304-33593-0 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1996 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $150.00 |
Book Description:
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This text gives a detailed account of the great revolutions that have swept over Europe and America during the last three centuries. The author starts with a look at the peasant wars that preceded the modern era, then gives accounts of the English Revolution of the mid-17th century, the American Revolution of the 1770s-1780s, and the French Revolution. The work emphasizes the popular movements that propelled the great revolutions to radical peaks, the little-known leaders who spoke for...
More DescriptionThis text gives a detailed account of the great revolutions that have swept over Europe and America during the last three centuries. The author starts with a look at the peasant wars that preceded the modern era, then gives accounts of the English Revolution of the mid-17th century, the American Revolution of the 1770s-1780s, and the French Revolution. The work emphasizes the popular movements that propelled the great revolutions to radical peaks, the little-known leaders who spoke for the people, and the liberatory social forms to which the revolutions gave rise.