Revolutions: A Very Short Introduction | George Mason University) Jack A. (Virginia E. and John T. Hazel Jr. Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Center for Global Policy Goldstone

Revolutions have shaped world politics for the last three hundred years. This volume shows why revolutions occur, how they unfold, and where they created democracies and dictatorships. Jack A. Goldstone presents the history of revolutions from America and France to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'People Power' revolutions, and the Arab revolts.