Publisher's Synopsis
Departing from the "great revolutions" analytic tradition, this book draws together a variety of area experts to examine contemporary revolutionary crises in the light of recent social and political developments. The resulting book is a compendium of cases placed in current theoretical perspectives. Taken together, these indicate that the end of the Cold War doesn't mean the end of revolution and that with proper attention to certain conditions and factors, revolutionary "surprises" - such as those in Eastern Europe - need not catch us off guard in the years to come.
