Negotiated revolutions: The Czech Republic, South Africa and Chile

George Lawson*

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Abstract

Straightforward histories of post-revolution States have all too often failed to provide sufficient context to rescue revolution, both as concept and practice, from the misplaced triumphalism of the contemporary world. In Negotiated Revolutions George Lawson marks a definitive departure in the study of radical political and socio-economic change, presenting a unique comparative analysis of three transformations from authoritarian rule to market democracy. Through the lens of international sociology the book critically considers the large scale processes of social and political revolution, bringing three apparently distinct transformations, from seemingly disparate authoritarian regimes and geographies, under a common rubric. With unique and novel conceptual analysis the book accurately locates both the potential and actuality of radical change in contemporary world affairs, processes usually mistakenly subsumed under the general framework of ‘transitology’.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages272
ISBN (Electronic)9781351915502
ISBN (Print)9780754643272
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

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