Daniel Brook received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Davis. More information on Dr. Brook can be accessed online at www.brook.com/dan.

Brook penetrates deeply into the interplay of ideas, events, and world history in the making of the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia in 1989. In presenting the most theoretically detailed analysis of this revolution, he provides new insights into the nature of revolutionary conjunctures, and the factors that intervene when revolutionary ideas and state power collide.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Modern Revolution in PerspectiveChapter 2 Methodology, Etiology, and DynamicsChapter 3 Histories of DemocracyChapter 4 The Power of Human RightsChapter 5 The Quiddity of the EconomyChapter 6 The Gorbachev PhenomenonChapter 7 Mass Media, Meaning, and MobilizationChapter 8 The Role of Relative DeprivationChapter 9 Acquiescence of the MilitaryChapter 10 Revolutionary Rehearsal and the Case(s) of ChinaChapter 11 Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking ForwardChapter 12 Appendix 1: Selected Chronology of Event ProcessesChapter 13 Appendix 2: Charter 77 DeclarationChapter 14 Appendix 3: Hunger Strike AnnouncementChapter 15 BibliographyChapter 16 Author Biographical Sketch

Daniel Brook received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Davis. More information on Dr. Brook can be accessed online at www.brook.com/dan.

Brook penetrates deeply into the interplay of ideas, events, and world history in the making of the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia in 1989. In presenting the most theoretically detailed analysis of this revolution, he provides new insights into the nature of revolutionary conjunctures, and the factors that intervene when revolutionary ideas and state power collide.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Modern Revolution in PerspectiveChapter 2 Methodology, Etiology, and DynamicsChapter 3 Histories of DemocracyChapter 4 The Power of Human RightsChapter 5 The Quiddity of the EconomyChapter 6 The Gorbachev PhenomenonChapter 7 Mass Media, Meaning, and MobilizationChapter 8 The Role of Relative DeprivationChapter 9 Acquiescence of the MilitaryChapter 10 Revolutionary Rehearsal and the Case(s) of ChinaChapter 11 Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking ForwardChapter 12 Appendix 1: Selected Chronology of Event ProcessesChapter 13 Appendix 2: Charter 77 DeclarationChapter 14 Appendix 3: Hunger Strike AnnouncementChapter 15 BibliographyChapter 16 Author Biographical Sketch

Daniel Brook received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Davis. More information on Dr. Brook can be accessed online at www.brook.com/dan.

Brook penetrates deeply into the interplay of ideas, events, and world history in the making of the 'Velvet Revolution' in Czechoslovakia in 1989. In presenting the most theoretically detailed analysis of this revolution, he provides new insights into the nature of revolutionary conjunctures, and the factors that intervene when revolutionary ideas and state power collide.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Modern Revolution in PerspectiveChapter 2 Methodology, Etiology, and DynamicsChapter 3 Histories of DemocracyChapter 4 The Power of Human RightsChapter 5 The Quiddity of the EconomyChapter 6 The Gorbachev PhenomenonChapter 7 Mass Media, Meaning, and MobilizationChapter 8 The Role of Relative DeprivationChapter 9 Acquiescence of the MilitaryChapter 10 Revolutionary Rehearsal and the Case(s) of ChinaChapter 11 Conclusion: Looking Back and Looking ForwardChapter 12 Appendix 1: Selected Chronology of Event ProcessesChapter 13 Appendix 2: Charter 77 DeclarationChapter 14 Appendix 3: Hunger Strike AnnouncementChapter 15 BibliographyChapter 16 Author Biographical Sketch