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- Key Characteristics of A Revolution
- Why Today’S Protests Are Not Revolutionary
- Why Is There So Much Anger?
- Rebellions with New Characteristics
As an historian of the French Revolution of 1789-99, I often ponder the similarities between the five great revolutions of the modern world – the English Revolution (1649), American Revolution (1776), French Revolution (1789), Russian Revolution (1917) and Chinese Revolution (1949). A key question today is whether the rebellions we are currently wi...
This model indicates the upheavals in our contemporary world are not revolutionary – or not yet. The most likely to become revolutionary is in Iraq, where the regime has shown a willingness to kill its own citizens (more than 300 in October alone). This indicates that any concessions to demonstrators will inevitably be regarded as inadequate. We do...
Fundamental to an understanding of the rage so evident today is the “democratic deficit”. This refers to public anger at the way the high-water mark of democratic reform around the globe in the 1990s – accompanied by the siren song of economic globalisation – has had such uneven social outcomes. One expression of this anger has been the rise of fea...
Of course, we do not know how these protest movements will end. While it is unlikely any of the rebellions will result in revolutionary change, we are witnessing distinctly 21st century upheavals with new characteristics. One of the most influential approaches to understanding the long-term history and nature of protest and insurrection has come fr...
- Peter Mcphee
1879–1882: The Urabi Revolt: an uprising in Egypt on 11 June 1882 against the Khedive and European influence in the country. It was led by and named after Colonel Ahmed Urabi. 1880–1881: The Brsjak revolt. 1883: The Timok Rebellion was a popular uprising that began in eastern Serbia.
The uprisings changed everything, but not in the way that protestors chanting for freedom and the fall of the regimes had been hoping. Arab Spring: 10 moments, 10 years on. The hard men struck ...
The BBC's Wael Hussein describes witnessing an uprising unfold in the heart of Cairo, 10 years on. ... I was to spend 18 days covering the popular uprising in Cairo and the coastal city of Alexandria.
Dec 19, 2021 · People across Sudan have joined mass protests over the military's takeover, as they mark the third anniversary of a popular uprising. Hundreds of thousands marched in the capital Khartoum, where ...
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The English Peasants' Revolt or Great Rising of 1381 is a major event in the history of England. It is the best documented among the revolts of this period. 1401–1409 Samogitian uprisings. 1419–1434 Hussite Wars. The Irmandiño revolts in Galicia in 1431 and 1467. The Engelbrekt rebellion of 1434–1436 in Sweden.
