You Say You Want a Revolution?

Radical Idealism and Its Tragic Consequences

Daniel Chirot

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Princeton University Press
12 May 2020

Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions; Social & political philosophy; Sociology; Political science & theory

Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure-and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremism

Why have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from these failures today, in a world where political extremism is on the rise and rational reform ba

By: Daniel Chirot
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780691193670
ISBN 10: 0691193673
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12 May 2020
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Chirot is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Henry Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author of many books, most recently, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World (with Scott L. Montgomery) (Princeton), which was named one of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of the Year.