Daniel Chirot
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Daniel Chirot is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the Henry Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington. He is the author of many books, most recently, The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World (with Scott L. Montgomery) (Princeton), which was named one of the New York Times Book Review's 100 Notable Books of the Year.
Why most modern revolutions have ended...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006" Daniel Chirot is the Job and Gertrud Tamaki Professor of International Studies and professor of sociology at the University of Washington. Clark McCauley is the Rachel C. Hale Professor of Science and Mathematics and codirector of the Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict at Bryn Mawr College, and founding editor of Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict: Pathways toward Terrorism...
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"One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2015" "One of Bloomberg Businessweek's Best Books of 2015, chosen by Diana Farrell" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016"
How four revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment shaped today's world
This panoramic book tells the story of how revolutionary ideas from the Enlightenment about freedom, equality, evolution, and democracy have reverberated through modern history and shaped...