HISTORY 166D Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sharecropping, Economic Determinism, Mexican Revolution
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Moore"s investigation centered on the relationships among monarchic state (more of study of democratic, fascist, and communism o o. Socialist revolutions are probable in decentralized sharecropping economies. Skocpol"s model is structural in 2 senses 1 argues for the centrality of analyzing relationships, 2. Skocpol"s pattern france, russia and china is one of political crisis arising when old- regimes states could not meet external challenges because of internal obstacles in agrarian and elite relations o. Opened regimes have avoided revolutions vs isolative corrupt regime tends to be o o vunrealable. Military defeat in war and disadvantaged economic positions. Structuralism important to revolutions (pg 11) -12 men make their own history given the circumstances encountered. 2nd generation revolutions required an alliance between urban intellectuals and peasants. Walton linked third world revolutions to the process of uneven development. Inflation, control by landlords, commercialization of agriculture, urban migration and crowding revolution.