POL218Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Crane Brinton, Iranian Revolution, Antireligion
6 Apr 2020
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Brinton"s theory of revolution ( ts iran and russian case) Crane brinton (1938) stated that all revolutions pass through similar stages: Stage one: old regime becomes ineffective, illegitimate, and alienates the intellectuals (this matters most because they have greater in uence). Stage two: anti-regime groups continue to grow and there is a triggering event that triggers and revolution. Stage three: initially moderates seize power but they are criticized as weak by extremists. Stage four: extremists take power and punish both real and imagined enemies, leading to the reign of terror. Stage ve: then there comes the thermidor which is a calming down period where extremists are brought down and dictator restores order but not liberty. Ayatollah means a high ranking cleric like a bishop. Khomeini played a big part in iran. Initially he was just a priest but in 1963 he came into politics. He criticized the shah for granting capitulations (domination) to the us.
