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Once of central importance to left historians and activists alike, recently the concept of the bourgeois revolution has come in for sustained criticism from both marxists and conservatives. In this abridged edition of his magisterial How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? Neil Davidson expertly distills his theoretical and historical insights about the nature of revolutions, making them available for general readers. Through far reaching research and comprehensive analysis, Davidson demonstrates that what's at stake is far from a stale issue for the history books understanding these struggles of the past offer far reaching lessons for today's radicals"
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Praise for How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions?:
I was frankly pole-axed by this magnificent book. Davidson resets the entire debate on the character of revolutions: bourgeois, democratic and socialist. He's sending me, at least, back to the library.--Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums
In this abridged edition of his magisterial How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? Neil Davidson expertly distills his theoretical and historical insights about the nature of revolutions, making them available for general readers.
Neil Davidson currently lectures in Sociology with the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Glasgow.
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An abridged edition of the insightful work praised as "an impressive contribution both to the history of ideas and to political philosophy" (Alasdair MacIntyre, author of After Virtue).
Once of central importance to left historians and activists alike, recently the concept of the "bourgeois revolution" has come in for sustained criticism from both Marxists and conservatives. In this abridged edition of his magisterial How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? Neil Davidson expertly distills his theoretical and historical insights about the nature of revolutions, making them accessible for general readers.
Through extensive research and comprehensive analysis, Davidson demonstrates that what's at stake is far from a stale issue for the history books--understanding that these struggles of the past offer far reaching lessons for today's radicals.