Revolution
Description
By definition, a revolution is an abrupt and usually violent change in the political and social structure of a country, occurring when people are pressed to the very limits of tolerance. In this program, historian Michel Guay and sociologists Alain Touraine and Jack Goldstone discuss the preconditions necessary to ignite a rebellion and present possible outcomes, drawing on historic examples such as the American, French, Russian, and Chinese Revolutions. Nonmilitary revolutions are considered as well, including the industrial, feminist, and information revolutions.
Runtime
53 min
Series
- Behold Humanity! A Sociological Perspective (26)
- Catalysts of Change: Exploration, War, and Revolution (3)
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2005], c1998
Database
Films on Demand
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