Revolution


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1 The nature of revolution.
2 The issue concerning violent and peaceful means for accomplishing social, political, or economic change.
3 The definition of treason or sedition, the revolutionist as a treasonable conspirator.
4 Revolution and counterrevolution, civil strife distinguished from war between states .
5 The nature of political revolutions.
6 Change in the form of government or constitution.
7 Change in the persons holding power, deposition, assassination, usurpation.
8 Change in the extent of the state or empire, dissolution, secession, liberation, freedom .
9 The process of political revolution.
10 The aims of political revolution, the seizure of power, the attainment of liberty, justice, equality.
11 Ways of retaining power, the suppression and subversion of revolutions by tyrants, despots, and totalitarian states.
12 The causes and effects of revolution under different forms of government .
13 Revolution in monarchies.
14 Revolution in republics, aristocracies, oligarchies, and democracies.
15 Rebellion against tyranny and despotism.
16 The nature of economic revolutions.
17 Change in the condition of the oppressed or exploited, the emancipation of slaves, serfs, proletariat.
18 Change in the economic order, modification or overthrow of a system of production and distribution.
19 The strategy of economic revolution.
20 Revolution as an expression of the class struggle, rich and poor, nobles and commons, owners and workers.
21 The organization of a revolutionary class, the bourgeoisie and the proletariat as revolutionary classes in relation to different economic systems.
22 The classless society as the goal of economic revolution, the transformation of the state.
23 The justice of revolution.
24 The right of rebellion, the circumstances justifying civil disobedience or violent insurrection.
25 The right to abrogate the social contract or to secede from a federation.
26 Empire and revolution, the justification of colonial rebellion and the defense of imperialism.


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