First Measures of the Coming Insurrection is more than the voice of a new generation of revolutionaries; it is the manual for the coming global revolution.

In this groundbreaking book, Eric Selbin argues that we need to look beyond the economic, political and social structural conditions to the thoughts and feelings of the people who make revolutions.

Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field.

"This book provides a concise and instructive review of the revolutions of the twentieth century, with separate chapters on the Russian, Chinese, Guinea-Bissau, and Vietnamese revolutions, and examines the various currents of Marxism active ...

This Fifth Edition is revised and updated with a new chapter on the Arab Revolution from its beginning in December 2010 to the present.

All of the major work on the subject of revolutions is collected in this useful set.

Revolution and state breakdown are the focus of this important new book that analyzes the most prominent theories of revolution and points to future directions.