Europe has been the chief arena of revolutionary passions since the end of the eighteenth century. The non-European world, too, has resonated with coup attempts and revolutionary turmoil. How does one begin to understand these revolutionary passions? To what extent are they influenced by European matrices? Have these revolutions also themselves resulted in 'exportable models'? In this book, three French writers look at three continents-Latin America, the Middle East and India and interrogate the revolution.
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Hamit Bozarslan is Director of Studies at EHESS. His work is primarily on the Middle-East. He is the author of L'Histoire de Turquie Contemporaine (The History of Contemporary Turkey), 2007.
Giles Bataillon is Director, Studies at EHESS and Associate Professor at CIDE, Mexico. His area of expertise is Latin America. His recent publications include Cruzados seculars, 2012.
Dr Christophe Jaffrelot is Research Director at CNRS and teaches South Asian politics and at Sciences Po (Paris). His publications include The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience, and India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of the Lower Castes in North India, and Dr. Ambedkar and Untouchability: Analysing and Fighting Caste.
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Introduction
François Furet- 'Past of An Illusion' and the Revolutionary Enigma
Cuba & Nicaragua. Two Revolutions: Cuba (1959) and Nicaragua(1979).
From the War against Tyranny to Totalitarian Dictatorship
The Middle East. Revolutionary Passions: It's Ups and Downs
The Making of India's Revolutionairies (1885-1931)
What is Revolution All About? Postscript: Reflections.