Third-generation theories of revolution pointed to the structural vulnerabilities of regimes as
the basic causes of revolutions. In the last decade, critics of structural theories have argued …

▪ Abstract I first argue that religion partakes of the symbolic order of the nation-state and that
contemporary nationalisms are suffused with the religious. I then suggest that religious …

Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French
and American revolutions to the Arab Spring, and to ethnic and terrorist movements of today …

With the accelerated process of modernization the number of revolutions has increased. The
twentieth century witnessed many events of this kind. In this chapter the authors analyze the …

La acción colectiva surge en respuesta a los cambios en las oportunidades y restricciones
políticas, y sus participantes responden a una variedad de incentivos. Las personas con …

University of California historian Keddie published the first version of this book, titled Roots
of Revolution, in 1981, and a generation of students has read her work in an effort to make …

Over the last decade, pious Muslims all over the world have gone through contradictory
transformations. Though public attention commonly rests on the turn toward violence, this …

" The authors combine an excellent state-of-the-art review of the literature in world-systems
analysis with a vigorous presentation of their own quite coherent views. This book is a major …

Tocquevillean analyses of social movements are limited to cases in which structural
opportunities (the vulnerability of the state to popular political pressure) coincide with …

For decades, political observers and pundits have characterized the Islamic Republic of Iran
as an ideologically rigid state on the verge of collapse, exclusively connected to a narrow …