One very important and not to be overlooked aspect of political geography is the political revolution. By definition, a revolution is a sharp and drastic change in the way a society organizes itself. A revolution can be violent; precipitated by physical conflicts, riots, rebellions, even full scale civil wars. A revolution can also be (relatively) bloodless : nobody dies, but there is a dramatic change in a society.
Your first step today is simple: choose a revolution to study. Here are some possibilities.... but by no means is this an exhaustive list:
American Revolution
Reagan Revolution
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
Nazi Revolution in Germany
The Iranian Revolution
French Revolution
The Haitian Revolution
The Glorious Revolution (England)
Communist Cuban Revolution
The Mexican Revolution
Maoist Revolution in China
The Spanish Civil War (1936- 39)
The Easter Uprising (Ireland)
Tea Party Revolution
Cultural Revolution (also in China)
Turkish war of Independence
People Power (Phillipines)
Scientific Revolution
Warsaw Uprising
Occupy Wall Street Rebellions
The Arab Spring
Greek Civil War
Zanzibar Rebellion
Velvet Revolution (Czechoslovakia)
Algerian Civil War
Kengir Uprising
Salt March (India)
Founding of Israel
beatnik/hippy movements
Mau Mau Rebellion
Lebanese Civil war
Black September (Jordan)
As I say, you may choose from any of the revolutions on this list, or you may choose something completely different. In either event, please send me an email with the name or names of all people involved -- as well as the name of the revolution chosen -- in BOTH the subject line AND the main body of the email.
Following that, we can proceed with the next step
Cheers,
Mr. L
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