Language:

The Color Revolutions

2012 University of Pennsylvania Press ;ISBN: 9780812244175 ;ISBN: 0812244176 ;ISBN: 0812207092 ;ISBN: 9780812207095 ;EISBN: 0812207092 ;EISBN: 9780812207095 ;DOI: 10.9783/9780812207095 ;OCLC: 806246648 ;LCCallNum: JN6531.M57 2012

Full text available

Citations Cited by

Actions
1. Add to My Research
2. Remove from My Research
3. E-mail
4. Print
5. Permalink
6. Citation
7. EasyBib
8. EndNote
9. RefWorks
10. Delicious
11. Export RIS
12. Export BibTeX

Title:
The Color Revolutions
Author: Mitchell, Lincoln A
Subjects: Belarus ; Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism ; Democracy ; Democratization ; Foreign relations ; Former Soviet republics ; Georgia ; Georgia (Republic of) ; Kyrgyzstan ; Opposition (Political science) ; Orange Revolution ; Political Ideologies ; Political opposition ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political theory ; Politics and government ; Post-communist societies ; Post-Soviet studies ; Postcommunist Societies ; Presidents ; Protest movements ; Radicalism ; Regime change ; Regime transition ; Revolutionary movements ; Revolutions ; Rose Revolution ; Russia ; Stagnation ; Tulip Revolution ; U.S.A ; U.S.S.R ; Ukraine ; United States
Description: From late 2003 through mid-2005, a series of peaceful street protests toppled corrupt and undemocratic regimes in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan and ushered in the election of new presidents in all three nations. These movements-collectively known as the Color Revolutions-were greeted in the West as democratic breakthroughs that might thoroughly reshape the political terrain of the former Soviet Union. But as Lincoln A. Mitchell explains inThe Color Revolutions, it has since become clear that these protests were as much reflections of continuity as they were moments of radical change. Not only did these movements do little to spur democratic change in other post-Soviet states, but their impact on Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan themselves was quite different from what was initially expected. In fact, Mitchell suggests, the Color Revolutions are best understood as phases in each nation's long post-Communist transition: significant events, to be sure, but far short of true revolutions.The Color Revolutionsexplores the causes and consequences of all three Color Revolutions-the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, and the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan-identifying both common themes and national variations. Mitchell's analysis also addresses the role of American democracy promotion programs, the responses of nondemocratic regimes to the Color Revolutions, the impact of these events on U.S.-Russian relations, and the failed "revolutions" in Azerbaijan and Belarus in 2005 and 2006. At a time when the Arab Spring has raised hopes for democratic development in the Middle East, Mitchell's account of the Color Revolutions serves as a valuable reminder of the dangers of confusing dramatic moments with lasting democratic breakthroughs.
Publisher: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc
Creation Date: 2012
Format: 256
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 9780812244175
ISBN: 0812244176
ISBN: 0812207092
ISBN: 9780812207095
EISBN: 0812207092
EISBN: 9780812207095
DOI: 10.9783/9780812207095
OCLC: 806246648
LCCallNum: JN6531.M57 2012
Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete

Back to results list


INSPIRE LIBRARY - TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY	(84-028) 37 755 057	Feedback
19 Nguyen Huu Tho St. Dist.7, HCM	thuvien@tdtu.edu.vn	Feedback

The Color Revolutions

2012 University of Pennsylvania Press ;ISBN: 9780812244175 ;ISBN: 0812244176 ;ISBN: 0812207092 ;ISBN: 9780812207095 ;EISBN: 0812207092 ;EISBN: 9780812207095 ;DOI: 10.9783/9780812207095 ;OCLC: 806246648 ;LCCallNum: JN6531.M57 2012

Searching Remote Databases, Please Wait