Bibliograph

Revolution in history, edited by Roy Porter and Mikuláš Teich

Type

Label

Revolution in history, edited by Roy Porter and Mikuláš Teich

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Revolution in history

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

903390811

Responsibility statement

edited by Roy Porter and Mikuláš Teich

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Summary

All serious historical inquiry constantly encounters these major questions: what are the forces of historical change? and are there any general patterns shaping historical development? Theories of revolution have figured large in historians' explanations, yet they have remained deeply controversial, not least because of the complexity - and often ambiguity - of such notions of revolution themselves. In this book fifteen contributors, leading historians and renowned experts in particular fields or periods, examine the interpretative value of ideas of revolution for explaining historical development within their own specialism, assessing the existing historiography and offering their own personal views. The book presents a conspectus of modern historical opinion, provides a sweeping historical overview, and offers students an invaluable introduction to major questions of historiographical interpretation and controversy.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Revolution / E.J. Hobsbawm -- Revolution in antiquity / M.I. Finley -- Social devolution and revolution: Ta Thung and Thai Phing / Joseph Needham -- The bourgeois revolution of 1848-9 in Central Europe / Arnošt Klíma -- Socialist revolution in Central Europe, 1917-21 / T. Hajdu -- Imperialism and revolution / Victor Kiernan -- Socio-economic revolution in England and the origin of the modern world / Alan MacFarlane -- Agrarian and industrial revolutions / William N. Parker -- On revolution and the printed word / Elizabeth L. Eisenstein -- Revolution in popular culture / Peter Burke -- Revolution in music- music in revolution / Ernst Wangermann -- Revolution and the visual arts / Ronald Paulson -- Revolution and technology / Akos Paulinyi -- The scientific revolution: a spoke in the wheel? / Roy Porter -- The scientific-technical revolution: an historical event in the twentieth century / Mikuláš Teich

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