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1. Social Movements and Revolutions -- Revolutionary Movements: Critical Factors -- Revolutions That Failed -- Theories of Revolution -- 2. The Russian Revolutions and Eastern Europe -- Geography and Population -- The Setting for Revolution -- The Russian Social Democratic Party -- The Attempted Revolution of 1905 -- The Revolutions of 1917 -- Assessing the Bolshevik Seizure of Power -- The Civil War -- Leadership Struggle -- The Soviet Union Under Stalin -- The Russian Revolution: Long-Term Consequences -- The Soviet Union and Revolution in Eastern Europe -- The Solidarity Movement and the Roots of Conflict in Post-Communist Party States -- The Disintegration of the Soviet Union -- Economic and Political Trends -- Corruption -- Health and Related Issues -- The Disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Tragedy of Bosnia -- Summary and Analysis -- Russian Revolutions: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 3. Revolution in China -- Geography and Population -- Social and Historical Settings for Revolution -- The Development of the Republican Movement -- Civil War in China -- The People's Republic of China: 1949-1990 -- The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: 1966-1968 -- Post-1978 Reforms -- The 1989 Prodemocracy Demonstrations -- China's Economic and Political Systems in the 1990s -- China's Economic Success Relative to the Former USSR -- Morality and the Future of the Chinese Revolution -- China's Progress, Problems, Policies, and Plans for the Future -- Summary and Analysis -- Chinese Revolution: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 4. The Vietnamese Revolution -- Geography and Population -- Early Cultural and Political Characteristics -- French Conquest -- The French Impact on Vietnam -- Resistance to French Rule -- The Impact of World War II -- Insurrection -- The French Indochina War: 1946-1954 -- The 1954 Geneva Accords on Indochina -- U.S. Involvement in Vietnam: 1954-1975 -- Aftermath and Related Developments -- Summary and Analysis -- Vietnamese Revolution: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 5. The Cuban Revolution -- Geography and Population -- Prerevolutionary Political History -- Economy and Social Classes -- Revolution -- Revolutionary Cuba -- U.S. Reactions to the Revolution -- Cuba and Revolution in Latin America -- Cuba and Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution and the Democratic Shift to the Left in Latin America -- Cuban Economy and Political System -- Summary and Analysis -- Cuban Revolution: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 6. Revolution in Nicaragua -- Geography and Population -- Nicaragua Before the Revolution -- The Revolution -- Postrevolutionary Government, Changes, and Conflicts -- U.S. and World Reactions to the Revolution -- 1989 Peace Agreement and 1990 Election -- Nicaragua in the 1990s -- Why Were Republican Administrations So Hostile? -- Nicaragua After the Violeta Chamorro Presidency -- Summary and Analysis -- Nicaraguan Revolution: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 7. The Iranian Revolution and Islamic Fundamentalism -- Geography and Population -- National Culture -- The Qajar Dynasty and Foreign Influence -- The Pahlavi Dynasty -- The Setting for Revolution -- The Revolutionary Process -- Revolutionary Iran -- Iran After Khomeini -- Iran and the Gulf War -- Iran and Islamic Revolution Elsewhere -- Iran, Afghanistan, the War on Terror, and the U.S.-Led Invasion and Occupation of Iraq -- Summary and Analysis -- Iranian Revolution: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 8. Islamic Revolutionary Movements -- Historical Background of Islamic Fundamentalism -- Fundamentalism, Millenarianism, and Revolutionary Potential in Shia Islam -- Contemporary Revolutionary Fundamentalism in Sunna Islam: Hamas, Al Qaeda, Taliban -- The War in Iraq -- Hezbollah and the War with Israel -- Summary and Analysis -- Islamic Revolutionary Movements: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 9. South Africa -- Geography and Population -- Dutch and British Colonization -- The Union of South Africa -- The Apartheid State -- Changes in the Apartheid System -- Opposition to Apartheid -- Counterinsurgency Strategies of the Regime in the 1980s -- Reforming Apartheid -- The Dismantling of Apartheid -- South Africa After Apartheid -- Summary and Analysis -- South Africa: Chronology of Major Events -- Selected DVD, Film, and Videocassette Documentaries -- 10. Conclusions -- Some Comparisons among the Case Studies -- Inadequacies in the Theories of Revolution -- Revolutions of the Future? -- References and Further Readings -- Purchase and Rental Sources -- About the Book and Author. |
