Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Approaches to Revolution, David Parhr ; 2. The Dutch Revolt 1566-81: A national revolution?, Marjolein T Hart ; 3. The English Revolution of 1649, Ann Hughes ; 4. 1688: A political revolution, W.A. Speck ; 5. The American Revolution 1763-91, Colin Bonwick ; 6. The French Revolution 1789-99, Gwynne Lewis ; 7. The revolutions of 1848, John Breuilly ; 8. The revolutionary tradition in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Dick Geary ; 9. The Russian Revolution, Maureen Perrie ; 10. Counter-revolution and the 'failure' of revolution in interwar Europe, C.J. Wrigley ; 11. Revolution from the Right: Fascism, Roger Griffin ; 12. The anti-Communist revolutions in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989 to 1991, Robert V. Daniels

About the Author

David Parker

Reviews

'For teachers the book has a great deal to offer. It enables, in a few pages, to get a handle on the very latest analytical thinking on several key revolutions.' - David Gregory, History Teaching Review