The vogue of revolution in poor countries / Forrest D. Colburn.
The vogue of revolution in poor countries / Forrest D. Colburn.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
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N320.91724/11
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x, 135 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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1. Introduction, Definitions, and Thesis -- 2. The Intellectual Culture of Contemporary Revolutions -- 3. Seizing Power -- 4. State-Building -- 5. Dependency, Administration, and Foot-Dragging -- 6. War -- 7. The Withering Away of an Idea -- 8. Conceptual and Theoretical Considerations.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1994.
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New Jersey
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c1994.
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Paradoxically, in an era marked by the demise of European colonialism, it was Europeans - mainly Marx, Engels, and Lenin - who supplied the vision of what could replace colonialism. Colburn traces the diffusion of this intoxicating political imagination not to the Soviet Union, but instead to Western Europe and North America, where socialism was ra...
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The vogue of revolution in poor countries / Forrest D. Colburn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-129) and index.
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c1994.
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N320.91724/11
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0691036764 (cloth : acid-free paper) :
9780691036762 (cloth : acid-free paper) :
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320.91724
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991022600669702626
