States, ideologies, and social revolutions : a comparative analysis of Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines / Misagh Parsa.

Between 1979 and 1986 Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines underwent dramatic political and social revolutions. This book examines the conditions and processes that gave rise to revolutions and their outcomes, through an in-depth analysis of economic and political developments in these countries. Th...

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Main Author: Parsa, Misagh, 1945-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • Theory and structural background. Toward a theory of revolution : linking structure and process approaches
  • Conflict and the making of exclusive rule
  • State intervention and contradictions. Mobilization and collective action. Students : relentless revolutionaries
  • Clergy : actors with relative impunity
  • Workers : rebels with dual targets
  • Capitalists : reluctant rebels. Outcomes and conclusions. Coalitions, challengers, and political outcomes
  • Summary and conclusions.