HIST 2102H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Decembrist Revolt, Faisal I Of Iraq, Revolutionary Struggle
20 Feb 2016
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When revolutions fail they are revolts or rebellions. Revolutionaries keeping their ideas secret until they gain power. Social, political and psychological conditions that feed a revolution. Not one set of pattern to follow for revolutions. A checklist: how much political preparation is required before undertaking the revolution. How effective are the revolutionaries in winning support for their cause. Are they perceived as bandits, terrorists or freedom fighters? (freedom fighters saving society) Aristocratic elites command and poor peasants and workers fight. French revolution letting the genie out of the bottle. Hit and run, avoidance of pitched battles. Not seeking to establish new forms of government-protecting old forms. Guerrillas in spain and russia lack a revolutionary aim. Not international not waged between nations with negotiated peace. May or may not involve foreign powers. Indigenous struggle (often a civil war) to bring about political, social, or economic transformation. Secrecy surrounding revolutions makes it hard to determine who the revolutionaries are.
