Revolutions and the revolutionary tradition in the West, 1560-1991 / edited by David Parker.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Parker, David, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Europe--History--1492-.

Europe.

History.

Revolutions--Europe.

Revolutions.

Physical Description:

x, 237 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.

Summary:

Presents eight European case studies including the English revolution of 1649, the French Revolution and the recent revolutions within the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1989-1991) and examines them not only in their specific political, economic and social contexts but also as part of the wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on the American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out of a European expansionist and a European political culture. David Parker brings together leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to the controversial debate on the role of revolution in the development of European history.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415172942

0415172950

OCLC:

43434627