The Anatomy of Revolution
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| Author | Crane Brinton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | History |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Released | 1938, revised August 12, 1965 |
| Pages | 320 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-394-70044-9 |
The Anatomy of Revolution is a book by Crane Brinton in which he outlined uniformities in four revolutions: the English Revolution of the 1640s, the American, the French, and the 1917 Russian Revolution. Usually the revolution shifted in a cycle from the Old Order to a moderate regime to a radical regime, after which came a Thermidorian reaction.
The first version of the book was published in 1938, with a revised version in 1965, which is still in print.
The title seems to have inspired others, for instance Leo Huberman, who wrote "Cuba: Anatomy of a Revolution" in 1969. Samuel P. Huntington, in his book Political Order in Changing Societies, has cited Brinton many times.
