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SOSC 6367 - Comparative Revolutions: A Historical Perspective

Credits: 3

What is the nature of modern political revolutions? What are the conditions that tend to produce a revolutionary explosion? What are the characteristics of revolutionary leaders? Why do people follow them? By considering these and other related questions, this course provides interdisciplinary perspectives on a topic of special interest in this age of monumental upheaval and rapid societal change. While highlighting the unique or distinctive characteristics of particular revolutions, it utilizes comparative analysis to underscore the common denominators of the modern revolutionary experience. May be applied to the following curricular field concentrations: global studies; humanities; human rights and social justice.


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