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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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1. PART I
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL ELEMENTS OF REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS
BOOK I
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF REVOLUTIONS

  • CHAPTER I. SCIENTIFIC AND POLITICAL REVOLUTIONS . . . . . . . 23
  • 1. Classification of Revolutions . . . . . . . . . . . 23
  • 2. Scientific Revolutions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
  • 3. Political Revolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
  • 4. The results of Political Revolutions. . . . . . . . 31
  • CHAPTER II. RELIGIOUS REVOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
  • 1. The importance of the study of Religious Revolutions in respect of the comprehension of the great Political Revolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
  • 2. The beginnings of the Reformation and its first disciples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
  • 3. Rational value of the doctrines of the Reformation. 37
  • 4. Propagation of the Reformation. . . . . . . . . . . 39
  • 5. Conflict between different religious beliefs. The impossibility of tolerance. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
  • 6. The results of Religious Revolutions. . . . . . . . 46
  • CHAPTER III. THE ACTION OF GOVERNMENTS IN REVOLUTIONS . . . . 49
  • 1. The feeble resistance of Governments in time of Revolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
  • 2. How the resistance of Governments may overcome Revolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
  • 3. Revolutions effected by Governments. Examples: China, Turkey, &c. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
  • 4. Social elements which survive the changes of Government after Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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  • CHAPTER IV. THE PART PLAYED BY THE PEOPLE IN REVOLUTIONS . . . 60
  • 1. The stability and malleability Of the national mind. 60
  • 2. How the People regards Revolution. . . . . . . . . . 63
  • 3. The supposed part of the People during Revolution. . 66
  • 4. The popular entity and its constituent elements. . . 69
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