Keith Michael Baker; Dan Edelstein | sku-45968795 Book

Scripting Revolution: A Historical Approach to the Comparative Study of Revolutions is a hardcover World History Books anthology listed under Keith Michael Baker; Dan Edelstein, SKU sku-45968795. Its contributors examine comparisons between the Arab Spring and earlier revolutions, including those publicly embraced by foreign leaders whose countries identify with their own historic revolutions.

Drawing on different cultures, languages and historical transitions, the book offers what it describes as the first cohesive historical approach to comparing revolutions, rather than studying each as a separate event. It argues that the American and French Revolutions originated a revolutionary script later rewritten by Marx, revised by Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution, and revised again by Mao and the Chinese Communist Revolution.

It discusses further improvisations in Cuba and Iran, the script's appearance in Middle Eastern and North African capitals, and its proposed role as a model for future movements.