State structures, international forces, and class relations: Theda Skocpol shows how all three combine to explain the origins and accomplishments of social-revo

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An analysis of the causes and processes of revolution, drawing on the stories of Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines.

Using a comparative historical methodology, this book analyzes and contrasts the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia with China's Tiananmen Square rebellio