Revolution and the Global Struggle for Modernity

Presents a 10-step analytical model for the comparative study of world revolutions, including the violation of rights, disagreements, protest, reaction (e.g., compromise, ignorance, violence), a point of no return, struggle, change, an internal power struggle, violence, and the establishment of a new regime. Some revolutions may skip political steps, while others may stop before the final phase. — CHOICE “This publication offers a new and global perspective on the relationship between revolution and modernity. Rich in sources and based on a comparative case study between the revolutions in America, France, and Haiti, the book unfolds new findings and approaches for revolutionary studies. This interdisciplinary study will be of interest to historians, political scientists, and sociologists alike.” — Prof. Dr. Jana Günther, Evangelische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany. “This manuscript by Professor Frank Jacob, Nord University, Bodø (Norway), examines the three most powerful bourgeois revolutions of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries from a comparative perspective: the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions. The author asks to what extent a ten-step revolutionary model developed by him can be applied to these revolutions and to what extent such a model can be generalized.” —Prof. Dr. Mario Kessler, Senior Fellow, Leibniz Center for Contemporary History (ZZF), Germany.