Revolutionary emotions : the roots of revolutionary waves / Silvana Toska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Toska, Silvana, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutionaries--History.

Revolutionaries.

Revolutionaries--Psychology.

Revolutions--History.

Revolutions.

Revolutions--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (325 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

For centuries, revolutionaries have spoken of the emotional arousal that motivated them to revolt. Studies of revolutions, however, rarely give these emotional narratives the power that actors themselves recount. This book argues that revolutionary waves, from 1848 to the present, cannot be explained without the emotions that motivated potential revolutionaries to imitate revolts in neighboring states. The shared identity of revolutionaries across borders leads to a shared emotional arousal and adoption of protest frames and methods. By grounding the theory in revolutionaries' emotional narratives and breaking down the dichotomies that plague revolution research-structure/agency, domestic/international, this book provides a powerful new theory of revolutionary diffusion and success.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Revolutionaries without Borders: Patterns in the Study and Practice of Revolutions

The State of the Art

An Alternative Theory, in Brief

Universe of Cases and Concepts Employed

Research Strategy

Contributions and Limitations: Can We Truly Predict Revolt?

Road Map

1 Theory: Sense and Sensibility: Emotions and Revolutionary Diffusion

Microfoundations of Mobilization: The Nature of Emotions

Identity and Micro versus Macro Explanations

Emotions and Rationality

Domestic Opportunity Structures-Autonomous Organizations

Protest Size, Emotions, and Military Response

2 Why Revolts Spread and Often Succeed

Why Revolts Spread

Why Revolts Often Succeed

3 Bringing Identity Back in the "Arab Uprisings": Identity and Revolutionary Waves in the Middle East

The Study of the Arab Uprisings

Mechanisms of Diffusion: Identity, Emotions, and Cognitive Liberation

Domestic Opportunity Structures

4 The People Overthrew the Regimes: Egypt and Yemen

"Walk Like an Egyptian"

Yemen's Limping Success

5 Syria and Saudi Arabia: Divide and Conquer or Buy and Co-opt

"Syria is a Kingdom of Silence"

Saudi Arabian Exceptionalism?

Conclusion: The 1848 Revolutions, and Nonspread of the Iranian Revolutions

The Tsunami of 1848

The Limited Spread of the Iranian Revolution

Appendix A Interviews

List of Interviews

Interview Questions

Appendix B Chapter 2 Data Sources and Robustness Checks

For Identity Variable

For Revolt, Revolution, and Size of Revolt Variables

Additional Robustness Tests

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 24, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-777489-X

0-19-777487-3

0-19-777488-1

OCLC:

1449646417