How to Stage a Revolution OpenCourseWare: A Free Undergraduate History Class by MIT on the Study of Revolutions

Published Feb 11, 2009

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'How to Stage a Revolution' is a free course offered by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that examines why revolutions succeed or fail. This OpenCourseWare from MIT is suited to undergraduate students who are majoring in History.

How to Stage a Revolution: Course Specifics

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How to Stage a Revolution: Course Description

This OpenCourseWare from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology examines the nature and causes of revolution. The course studies a number of political revolutions across the centuries and across the globe to help you understand what exactly a revolution is and what its consequences are. This free undergraduate history course examines how revolutions work and to what degree they involve violence. Professors William Broadhead, Meg Jacobs, Peter C. Perdue and Jeffrey Ravel lead this free course.

This MIT OpenCourseWare includes many of the readings, lecture notes, related resources, paper assignments and preparation for the terms identification section of the final exam. If you are interested in taking this free course, visit the 'How to Stage a Revolution' course page.

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