Word: revolutionism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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All this is moving and impressive, but there is also something slightly pathetic about seeing groups of 19-and 20-year-olds, sketchily educated, with some passionate but rather naive ideas about history and politics, cast as the leaders of a black revolution. Ultimately the question is just how serious...
Yet within 50 years of his death in 1896, the man's reputation had shrunk to a few yards of chintz and flowered wallpaper. This forceful and articulate genius had receded into a green limbo where Pre-Raphaelite ghosts lisped harmlessly to one another. He was posthumously seen as...
The revolution in Ishmaelia had barely begun, but on Fleet Street the publisher of the daily Beast was already telling his correspondent precisely what coverage he wanted: "A few sharp victories, some conspicuous acts of personal bravery on the Patriot side, and a colourful entry into the capital." Such was...
I spent two terms in China during the war, the second in charge of an information program with centers in ten cities, which would still be a fine thing if it hadn't been for the Chinese communist revolution. Since then various characters have been asking me why I let...
Maybe it is this underlying pessimism that explains Fairbank's frequent emphasis on the continuities rather than the disruptions of history. While never denying the importance or the achievements of the Chinese communist revolution, Fairbank has also pointed out in lecture, students say, that the communists' current debate over whether...