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Book Title: History's Locomotives: Revolutions and the Making of the Modern World	
Book Author: Martin Malia (Author), Terence Emmons (Editor)
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (November 15, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0300113919
ISBN-13: 978-0300113914

Book Description
Publication Date: November 15, 2006
This masterful comparative history traces the WestΓÇÖs revolutionary tradition and its culmination in the Communist revolutions of the twentieth century. Unique in breadth and scope, HistoryΓÇÖs Locomotives offers a new interpretation of the origins and history of socialism as well as the meanings of the Russian Revolution, the rise of the Soviet regime, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union.
HistoryΓÇÖs Locomotives is the masterwork of an esteemed historian in whom a fine sense of historical particularity never interfered with the ability to see the large picture.
Martin Malia explores religious conflicts in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe, the revolutions in England, American, and France, and the twentieth-century Russian explosions into revolution. He concludes that twentieth-century revolutions have deep roots in European history and that revolutionary thought and action underwent a process of radicalization from one great revolution to the next. Malia offers an original view of the phenomenon of revolution and a fascinating assessment of its power as a driving force in history.

Reviews
"This book is a history of revolutionary change in Europe, a history of how revolutions have been understood by their heirs, and a critical examination of theories of revolution. In all three tasks, Malia succeeds brilliantly."ΓÇöJames Sheehan, Stanford University

"A brilliant survey and interpretation of the major revolutions in Western history, this book is a testament to the late Professor Malia''s broad learning and his unique ability to identify by comparative analysis the distinctive characteristics of the Russian upheaval that shaped so much of twentieth-century history."ΓÇöBernard Bailyn, Harvard University

About the Author
The late Martin Malia was respected as one of the great historians of Russia. Terence Emmons is professor of history, emeritus, Stanford University.