Revolutions: How They Changed History and What They Mean Today

Leading historians from around the world reflect on the great revolutions of modern history and explore their lasting legacies.

Whether it’s because their rhetoric—“liberty, fraternity, equality”—articulates those ideals to which we most aspire, or because we are shocked by the destructive forces that are unleashed when social conventions break down, revolutions hold a distinct place in the popular imagination. And while all revolutions are born of civil unrest, each is unique in that it’s a...