Revolution and the transformation of societies : a comparative study of civilizations

Examines The Historical Circumstances That Contribute To Revolutions In Different Types Of Societies And Civilizations. Revolution And Social Chenge -- Protest, Rebellion, Heterodoxy, And Change In Human Societies -- Change In Traditional Societies : A Brief Overview -- Patterns Of Change In Traditional Societies: Patterns Of Change. Development Of Patterns Of Change. Analytical Conditions -- The Variability Of Patterns Of Change And Transformation In Traditional Societies : Some Selected Cases: Patterns Of Change In Patrimonial Regimes. Patterns Of Change In Imperial And Imperial-feudal Systems. Analytical And Comparative Conclusions -- Modern Revolutions And The Revolutionary Premises And Symolism Of Modern Civilization -- The Social And Historical Conditions Of Modern Reveolutions -- Variability Of Revolutionary Patterns And Outcomes: Modernization, Discontinuity, Violence, And Institutional Expansion. Comparative Case Studies Of Revolutions. Analytical Conclusions. Comparative Excursus -- Beyond Classical Revolutions : Processes Of Change And Revolutions In Neopatrimonal Societies -- Beyond Classical Revolutions : Revolutionary Movements And Radicalism In Late Modern Societies -- Epilogue. S. N. Eisenstadt. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.