Accession Number:

AD0689296

Title:

UNREASON AND REVOLUTION: REFLECTIONS ON THE DISSOCIATION OF REVOLUTIONARY PRACTICE FROM MARXIST THEORY

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA

Personal Author(s):

• Lowenthal, Richard

Report Date:

1969-06-01

Pagination or Media Count:

30.0

Abstract:

The document contains a tentative exploration of what the author believes is a major phenomenon of our time -- the rise of a new type of revolutionary movement, described as totalitarian revolutions. They occur, not because of the clash between a growing, dynamic society and a static political framework tending to shackle its growth, but because of some elements of stagnation, some lopsidedness of development within the society itself, leading to a deadlock which leads to the massive use of political force.

Descriptors:

• *INSURGENCY
• ANOMALIES
• POLITICAL SCIENCE
• ORGANIZATIONS
• LEADERSHIP
• GROUP DYNAMICS
• PREDICTIONS
• ATTITUDES(PSYCHOLOGY)
• THREAT EVALUATION
• INEQUALITIES
• EMOTIONS

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Psychology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE