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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521773377

ISBN-139780521773379

eBay Product ID (ePID)1719187

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Number of Pages338 Pages

Publication NameStates, Ideologies, and Social Revolutions : A Comparative Analysis of Iran, Nicaragua and the Philippines

LanguageEnglish

SubjectRevolutionary, Economic Conditions, Comparative Politics, World / Middle Eastern, World / Caribbean & Latin American, World / Asian

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics, History

AuthorMisagh Parsa

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight23.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-087457

Reviews"Make room on your bookshelf next to Skocpol, Tilly, and Goldstone. Misagh Parsa's new book is a major contribution to the comparative and historical study of revolutions. Along with works by Paige and Wickham-Crowley, this book ranks among the very best analyses of revolutions in developing or Third World societies. It will interest a broad audience of scholars interested in revolutions, collective action, and political sociology generally." Jeff Goodwin, American Journal of Sociology, 'Make room on your bookshelf next to Skocpol, Tilly, and Goldstone. Mirasha Parsa’s new book is a major contribution to the comparative and historical study of revolutions. Along with works of Paige and Wickham-Crowley, this book ranks among the very best analyses of revolutions in developing or Third World societies.’Jeff Goodwin, American Journal of Sociology, "...a welcome arrival...Misagh Parsa's study of revolutions and revolutionary theory should find a place in a variety of advanced comparative politics courses. It is a well-conceived and executed analysis that will engage students with its detailed descriptions of political change and its attention to theory building." Canadian Journal of Political Science, 'Parsa offers a fine combination of careful, nuanced empirical case studies and theoretical propositions regarding key factors omitted from structural theories of revolution. Along with other recent work influenced by the 'new institutionalism', this volume points the way toward a new and richer synthesis of structure and agency in our understanding of revolutions and revolutionary processes.' Jack A. Goldstone, American Political Science Review, "Parsa's approach, considering both structural and political mobilization features, reveals him to be a skillful fourth generation analyst of revolutions. . . . His book is firmly grounded in primary data, uses a mixture of conceptual models, and pays careful and unbiased attention to the political-agentic." Contemporary Sociology, "Parsa examines an interesting group of cases occupying similar positions in the international system by way of significant US support, with enough variation in economic and social structure to allow him to get a great deal of mileage out of his variables. The scholarship here is strong. His command of the expansive literature on revolutions is superb, while the empirical evidence draws upon years of primary and secondary source research. This is complex, thick historical sociology at its best." Jonathan Acuff, University of Washington, for the Electronic Newsletter of the European Consortium for Political Research, 'Make room on your bookshelf next to Skocpol, Tilly, and Goldstone. Mirasha Parsa's new book is a major contribution to the comparative and historical study of revolutions. Along with works of Paige and Wickham-Crowley, this book ranks among the very best analyses of revolutions in developing or Third World societies.' Jeff Goodwin, American Journal of Sociology, 'Parsa offers a fine combination of careful, nuanced empirical case studies and theoretical propositions regarding key factors omitted from structural theories of revolution. Along with other recent work influenced by the 'new institutionalism', this volume points the way toward a new and richer synthesis of structure and agency in our understanding of revolutions and revolutionary processes.'Jack A. Goldstone, American Political Science Review, 'In this ambitious book, sociologist [Misagh] Parsa of Dartmouth College compares and contrasts the revolutions in Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines in a framework that draws on structural, resource mobilization, and political process theories. Highly recommended for scholars and upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of comparative social movements.' N. Entessar, Choice, "Parsa offers a fine combination of careful, nuanced empirical case studies and theoretical propositions regarding key factors omitted from structural theories of revolution. Along with other recent work influenced by the "new institutionalism," this volume points the way towards a new and richer synthesis of structure and agency in our understanding of revolutions and revolutionary processes." Jack A. Goldstone, University of California, Davis

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentList of tables; Preface; Part I. Theory and Structural Background: 1. Toward a theory of revolution: linking structure and process approaches; 2. Conflict and the making of exclusive rule; 3. State intervention and contradictions; Part II. Mobilization and Collective Action: Prelude; 4. Students: relentless revolutionaries; 5. Clergy: actors with relative impunity; 6. Workers: rebels with dual targets; 7. Capitalists: reluctant rebels; Part III. Outcomes and Conclusions: 8. Coalitions, challengers, and political outcomes; 9. Summary and conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

SynopsisBetween 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. The book studies the background to revolution provided by state formation and development, economic intervention, the states' vulnerabilities, and the social consequences of their development policies. Extensive primary data is used to analyze the impact of the collective actions and ideologies of the major social groups involved - students, clergy, workers, and capitalists - and how they affected the potential for a successful revolutionary outcome. Parsa challenges prevailing theories of social revolution and develops an alternative model that incorporates variables from a wide variety of perspectives. His book provides a valuable framework within which to understand the causes of revolutions, their mechanics and development, and their outcomes., Analysis of the causes and processes of revolution, drawing on the stories of Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines., 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. The author also analyzes the impact of the collective actions and ideologies of the major social groups involved--students, clergy, workers, and capitalists. His book provides a valuable new framework within which to understand the causes of revolutions, their mechanics and development, and their outcomes., Between 1979 and 1986 Iran, Nicaragua, and the Philippines underwent dramatic 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, and the actions and ideologies of the social groups involved.

LC Classification NumberJC491 .P36 2000