Roy Porter / Mikulas Teich (eds.)

Revolution in History

Herausgeber: Porter, Roy; Teich, Mikulas

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fifteen historians examine the interpretative value of ideas of revolution for explaining historical development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 1986
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780521277846
• ISBN-10: 0521277841
• Artikelnr.: 21289877

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors
Introduction
1. Revolution E. J. Hobsbawn
2. Revolution in antiquity M. I. Finley
3. Social devolution and revolution: Ta Thung and Thai Phing Joseph Needham
4. The bourgeois revolution of 1848-9 in Central Europe Arnost Klíma
5. Socialist revolution in Central Europe, 1917-21 T. Hajdu
6. Imperialism and revolution Victor Kiernan
7. Socio-economic revolution in England and the origin of the modern world Alan MacFarlane
8. Agrarian and industrial revolutions William N. Parker
9. On revolution and the printed word Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
10. Revolution in popular culture Peter Burke
11. Revolution in music - music in revolution Ernest Wangermann
12. Revolution and the visual arts Ronald Paulson
13. Revolution and technology Akos Paulinti
14. The scientific revolution: a spoke in the wheel? Roy Porter
15. The scientific-technical revolution: an historical event in the twentieth century Mikulás Teich
Index.