Autocracy, Modernization, and Revolution in Russia and Iran

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What did the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Iranian revolution of 1978-1979 share besides their drama? How can we compare a revolution led by Lenin with one inspired by Khomeini? How is a revolution based primarily on the urban working class similar to one founded to a significant degree on trad...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: McDaniel, Tim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War > Causes.
Social conditions.
HISTORY > Europe > Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Soviet Union.
Russia.
Iran.
Iran > Conditions sociales.
Russie > Conditions sociales > 1801-1917.
Iran > Histoire > 1979 (Revolution) > Causes.
URSS > Histoire > 1917-1921 (Revolution) > Causes.
Iran > Social conditions.
Russia > Social conditions > 1801-1917.
Iran > History > Revolution, 1979 > Causes.
Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Causes.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:What did the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Iranian revolution of 1978-1979 share besides their drama? How can we compare a revolution led by Lenin with one inspired by Khomeini? How is a revolution based primarily on the urban working class similar to one founded to a significant degree on traditional groups like the bazaaris, small craftsmen, and religious students and preachers? Identifying a distinctive route to modernity--autocratic modernization--Tim McDaniel explores the dilemmas inherent in the efforts of autocratic monarchies in Russia and Iran to transform their countries into.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (261 pages).
ISBN:9781400861620

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