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what Can The Great Crises Of The Past Teach Us About Contemporary Revolutions? Arguing From An Exciting And Original Perspective, Goldstone Suggests That Great Revolutions Were The Product Of 'ecological Crises' That Occurred When Inflexible Political, Economic, And Social Institutions Were Overwhelmed By The Cumulative Pressure Of Population Growth On Limited Available Resources. Moreover, He Contends That The Causes Of The Great Revolutions Of Europe—the English And French Revolutions—were Similar To Those Of The Great Rebellions Of Asia, Which Shattered Dynasties In Ottoman Turkey, China, And Japan. the Author Observes That Revolutions And Rebellions Have More Often Produced A Crushing State Orthodoxy Than Liberal Institutions, Leading To The Conclusion That Perhaps It Is Vain To Expect Revolution To Bring Democracy And Economic Progress. instead, Contends Goldstone, The Path To These Goals Must Begin With Respect For Individual Liberty Rather Than Authoritarian Movements Of 'national Liberation.' arguing That The Threat Of Revolution Is Still With Us, Goldstone Urges Us To Heed The Lessons Of The Past. He Sees In The United States A Repetition Of The Behavior Patterns That Have Led To Internal Decay And International Decline In The Past, A Situation Calling For New Leadership And Careful Attention To The Balance Between Our Consumption And Our Resources. meticulously Researched, Forcefully Argued, And Strikingly Original, revolutions And Rebellions In The Early Modern World Is A tour De Force By A Brilliant Young Scholar. It Is A Book That Will Surely Engender Much Discussion And Debate. 1 online resource (xxix, 608 pages) : Publisher description: What can the great crises of the past teach us about contemporary revolutions? Arguing from an exciting and original perspective, Goldstone suggests that great revolutions were the product of 'ecological crises' that occurred when inflexible political, economic, and social institutions were overwhelmed by the cumulative pressure of population growth on limited available resources. Moreover, he contends that the causes of the great revolutions of Europe--the English and French revolutions--were similar to those of the great rebellions of Asia, which shattered dynasties in Ottoman Turkey, China, and Japan. The author observes that revolutions and rebellions have more often produced a crushing state orthodoxy than liberal institutions, leading to the conclusion that perhaps it is vain to expect revolution to bring democracy and economic progress. Instead, contends Goldstone, the path to these goals must begin with respect for individual liberty rather than authoritarian movements of 'national liberation.' Arguing that the threat of revolution is still with us, Goldstone urges us to heed the lessons of the past. He sees in the United States a repetition of the behavior patterns that have led to internal decay and international decline in the past, a situation calling for new leadership and careful attention to the balance between our consumption and our resources Includes bibliographical references (pages 503-587) and index Print version record 1. The central problem : how to explain the periodic waves of state breakdown in the early modern world -- 2. State breakdown in early modern Europe : the English Revolution -- 3. State breakdown in early modern Europe : the French Revolution -- 4. State breakdown in early modern Asia : the Ottoman crisis and the Ming-Qing transition -- 5. Ideology, cultural frameworks, revolutioary struggles, and state reconstruction -- 6. From past to present -- Appendix. Compiling French and English national income and tax tables American Sociological Association Distinguished Scholarly Publication Award, 1993 What can the great crises of the past teach us about contemporary revolutions? Jack Goldstone shows the important role of population changes, youth bulges, urbanization, elite divisions, and fiscal crises in creating major political crises. Goldstone shows how state breakdowns in both western monarchies and Asian empires followed the same patterns, triggered when inflexible political, economic, and social institutions were overwhelmed by cumulative changes in population structure that collided with popular aspirations and state-elite relations. Examining the great revolutions of Europe--the English and French Revolutions--and the great rebellions of Asia, which shattered dynasties in Ottoman Turkey, China, and Japan, he shows how long cycles of revolutionary crises and stability similarly shaped politics in Europe and Asia, but led to different outcomes. In this 25th anniversary edition, Goldstone reflects on the history of revolutions in the last twenty-five years, from the Philippines and other color revolutions to the Arab Uprisings and the rise of the Islamic State. In a new introduction, he re-examines his pioneering look at the role of population changes--such as rising youth cohorts, urbanization, shifting elite mobility--as continuing causal factors of revolutions and rebellions. The new concluding chapter updates his major theory and looks to the future of revolutions in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. 'This remarkable and brilliant book arrives not a moment too soon. . A major intellectual achievement which will redraw the map of early modern history.' -William Doyle, 'Times Higher Education Supplement