1. What is a Revolution?

2. Revolution
‘A drastic, sudden substitution of one group in charge of a territorial political entity by another group hitherto not running that government.’
(Crane Brihttp://glutendude.com/media/super-bowl-nascar-ad/nton,The Anatomy of Revolution, p. 4)

3. Crane Brinton’s Anatomy of a Revolution
He borrowed his terms from pathology.
Compares a revolution to a disease.

4. FEVER MODEL OF REVOLUTION
Much like an illness, revolutions can also be studied in stages

5. What would this stage be like in a revolution?
This stage in an illness is when the cause of the sickness first comes into contact with the individual, infecting them, but not yet causing any symptoms to present themselves.
What would this stage be like in a revolution?
In a revolution, this stage would involve the political, social, intellectual,
or economic causes. In some cases, these causes could fester for
many years before showing themselves in the form of actual
revolutionary action.

6. Sickness affects person in observable ways Temp may rise; cough might present ; individual might become weak & queasy.
What would this stage be like in a revolution?
1st part to involve direct action resulting from social, political, intellectual, or economic causes of incubation stage. Might involve the publication of works calling for a change, street level riots by common people, or more direct attempts at changing society.

7. Critical stage 2 things can happen individual either breaks the fever after a heightened stage of illness OR gets progressively worse & does not recover.
What would this stage be like in a revolution?
Crisis Stage
Make or break part of struggle. May involve conflict where sides for & against revolution compete. (could take the form of debate or full-scale war) Successful revolutions survive this stage- those that don’t are failed rebellions.

8. Recovery from illness. Individual might be weakened from experience, but he or she will eventually emerge healthy & w/ new knowledge & experience that might prevent illness from occurring again.
What would this stage be like in a revolution?
Convalescence
Recovery from the extreme disruptions of crisis stage. Political, social,
intellectual, or economic causes of revolution must be addressed in
some way, though not necessarily to satisfaction of all revolutionaries.

9. Conditions Present Before a Revolution Takes Place
People from all social classes are discontented.
People feel restless & held down by unacceptable restrictions in society, religion, & the economy or gov’t
People are hopeful about the future, but are being forced to accept less than they had hoped for
People are beginning to think of themselves as belonging to a social class, & there is bitterness b/t social classes
Social classes closest to each other are the most hostile

10. Conditions Present Before a Revolution Takes Place
Scholars & thinkers give up on the way their society operates
Gov’t does not respond to needs of its society
Leaders of gov’t & ruling class begin to doubt themselves some join w/ opposition groups
Gov’t is unable to get enough support from any group to save itself.
Gov’t cannot organize its finances correctly & is either going bankrupt or trying to tax heavily & unjustly.

11. The Course that Revolutions Seem to Take
Impossible demands made of government which, if granted, would mean its end
Unsuccessful gov’t attempts to suppress revolutionaries
Revolutionaries gain power & seem united
Once in power, revolutionaries begin to quarrel among themselves, & unity begins to dissolves
Moderates gain the leadership but fail to satisfy those who insist on further changes

12. The Course that Revolutions Seem to Take
Power is gained by progressively more radical groups until finally a lunatic fringe gains almost complete control
Strong man emerges & assumes great power
Extremists try to create a “heaven-on-earth” by introducing their whole program & punishing all of their opponents
Period of terror or extreme violence occurs
Moderate groups regain power.
THE REVOLUTION IS OVER!!!!