Blood of Revolution. From The Reign Of Terror To The Rise Of Khomeini.

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392 S. plus Tafeln. Ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar. - From the author of The Hinge Factor and The Weather Factor comes a fascinating new look at the people and events that brought wrenching, often enduring-and always bloody-change to countries and societies almost overnight. Durschmied expertly demonstrates that, unlike the American Revolution, which is the counterexample to those presented in this book, few revolutions are spared the harsh reality that most devour their own children. Durschmied begins his account with the French Revolution and goes on to examine the revolutions of Mexico in 1910, Russia in 1917, and Japan in 1945, as well as the failed putsch against Hitler in 1944. His account of the Cuban Revolution is peppered with personal anecdotes- for Durschmied was the first foreign correspondent to meet Castro when the future leader was still in the Sierra Maestra. He concludes his survey with the Iranian Revolution that ousted the Shah in 1979-another revolution he personally covered. Each revolution, Durschmicd contends, has its own dynamic and memorable cast of characters, but all too often, as this well-researched work shows, the end result is the same: mayhem, betrayal, glory, and leath. ISBN 9781559706568 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 911218

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