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The Psychology of Revolution

  
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CONTENTS
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS BOOK I GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REVOLUTIONS
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BOOK II THE FORMS OF MENTALITY PREVALENT DURING REVOLUTION
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PART II BOOK I THE ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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BOOK II THE RATIONAL, AFFECTIVE, MYSTIC, AND COLLECTIVE INFLUENCES ACTIVE DURING THE REVOLUTION
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BOOK III THE CONFLICT BETWEEN ANCESTRAL INFLUENCES AND REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
The Psychology of Revolution INTRODUCTION THE REVISION OF HISTORY
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PART I THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
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PART II THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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PART III THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  
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INDEX (Names of Historians, etc., cited in italics.)
  
“The Most Brilliant Historical Work of Years” By Guglielmo Ferrero The Greatness and Decline of Rome
  
Characters and Events of Roman History From Cæsar to Nero (60 B.C.-70 A.D.) Authorized Translation by Frances Lance Ferreo 8vo. With Portrait. $2.50 net
  
THE DEVELOPMENT of THE EUROPEAN NATIONS 1870-1900 By JOHN HOLLAND ROSE, Litt.D. Reader in Modern History to the University of Cambridge, Author of “The Personality of Napoleon” 8vo. 2 vols., with maps. Net, $5.00 Carriage 50 cents
  
THE EVOLUTION OF STATES AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH POLITICS By J. M. ROBERTSON Author of “Patriotism and Empire,” “Trade and Tariffs,” etc. 80. $2.50 net. By mail, $2.75
  
Symbol and Satire in the French Revolution By Ernest F. Henderson Ph.D. (Berlin), L.H.D. (Trinity) 80. With 171 Illustrations Reproduced from Contemporary Prints. $4.00 net. By mail, $4.25 Contents: Introductory—Liberty—Equality —Fraternity—Flight—Probation—Downfall— Massacre—War—Proscription— Terror—Idolatry—Reaction—Index.
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3. PART III
THE RECENT EVOLUTION OF THE REVOLUTIONARY PRINCIPLES

  • CHAPTER I. THE PROGRESS OF DEMOCRATIC BELIEFS SINCE THE REVOLUTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
  • 1. Gradual propagation of Democratic Ideas after the Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
  • 2. The unequal influence of the three fundamental principles of the Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . .292
  • 3. The Democracy of the “Intellectuals” and Popular Democracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293
  • 4. Natural Inequalities and Democratic Equalisation . .296
  • CHAPTER II. THE RESULTS OF DEMOCRATIC EVOLUTION . . . . . . .300
  • 1. The influence upon social evolution of theories of no rational value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300
  • 2. The Jacobin Spirit and the Mentality created by Democratic Beliefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302
  • 3. Universal Suffrage and its representatives . . . . .307
  • 4. The craving for Reforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .310
  • 5. Social distinctions in Democracies and Democratic Ideas in various countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .312
  • CHAPTER III. THE NEW FORMS OF DEMOCRATIC BELIEF . . . . . . .316
  • 1. The conflict between Capital and Labour. . . . . . .316
  • 2. The evolution of the Working Classes and the Syndicalist Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .318
  • 3. Why certain modern Democratic Governments are gradually being transformed into Governments by Administrative Castes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .322
  • CONCLUSIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
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