The Theory of Social Revolutions

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The Theory of Social Revolutions is a 1913 historical and sociological study by American historian Brooks Adams that analyzes how economic forces and institutional decay drive major political upheavals.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
historical study ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
sociological study ⓘ
analyzes historical patterns of revolution ⓘ
impact of capitalism on political structures ⓘ
author Brooks Adams ⓘ
authorNationality American ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
examines European history ⓘ
United States history ⓘ
field economic history ⓘ
political history ⓘ
social science ⓘ
focusesOn decline of ruling classes ⓘ
relationship between economic change and political power ⓘ
transformation of legal and political institutions ⓘ
genre history ⓘ
political theory ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
hasAuthor Brooks Adams ⓘ
hasForm prose ⓘ
hasFormat print ⓘ
hasPerspective critical of entrenched elites ⓘ
emphasis on structural causes of revolution ⓘ
hasTheme conflict between capital and law ⓘ
instability of political orders ⓘ
rise and fall of civilizations ⓘ
influencedBy progressive era historiography ⓘ
intendedAudience educated general readers ⓘ
scholars ⓘ
isWrittenIn English language ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject economic forces ⓘ
institutional decay ⓘ
political upheavals ⓘ
social revolutions ⓘ
publicationCentury 20th century ⓘ
publicationYear 1913 ⓘ
theoreticalApproach economic determinism ⓘ
institutional analysis ⓘ
timePeriodDiscussed 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
modern era ⓘ

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Brooks Adams → notableWork → The Theory of Social Revolutions ⓘ
The Law of Civilization and Decay → relatedWork → The Theory of Social Revolutions ⓘ