چالرز تيلي جامعهشناس و مورخ برجسته آمريکايي و يکي از محققين تاريخ انقلاب ها در جوامع بشري به شمار ميآيد . وي در اين کتاب که اولين بار به سال ۱۹۹۳ منتشر گرديد به بررسي جامعه شناسانه تاريخ انقلاب هاي اروپايي از اوايل عصر جديد تا به امروز مي پردازد.رويدادهاي انقلابي و به ياد ماندني قاره اروپا انقلاب شکوهمند ۱۶۸۸ انگلستان،انقلاب ۱۷۹۸ فرانسه و انقلاب اکتبر ۱۹۱۷ روسيه- در کانون توجهات اين نويسنده قرار گرفته است و به انقلاب در ساير کشورهاي اين قاره و از جمله تحولات دهه اخير در اروپاي شرقي و مرکز نيز اشاراتي رفته است.کتاب انقلاب هاي اروپايي که در سال ۱۹۹۵ جايزه اروپايي جامعه شناسي و علوم اجتماعي را به خود اختصاص داد، بازگويي صرفا ساده از رويدادهاي تاريخي نيست بلکه نويسنده در اين کتاب، تاريخ انقلاب هاي بزرگ و کوچک در اروپا را از منظري جامعه شناسانه و علمي مورد تجزيه و تحليل قرار داده و آنها را از زواياي مختلف با يکديگر مقايسه کرده است. چاپ ششم ۱۴۰۱
Charles Tilly was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian renowned for his pioneering contributions to the study of social change, state formation, and contentious politics. A prolific scholar, Tilly authored over 600 articles and more than 50 books, shaping disciplines ranging from sociology and history to political science. His research was grounded in large-scale, comparative historical analysis, exemplified by his influential works Coercion, Capital, and European States, Durable Inequality, and Dynamics of Contention. Tilly began his academic career after earning his doctorate in sociology from Harvard University, where he studied under noted figures like George C. Homans and Barrington Moore Jr. He taught at several major institutions, including the University of Michigan, The New School, and ultimately Columbia University, where he held the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professorship of Social Science. He developed a distinctive theoretical approach that rejected simplistic, static models of society, instead emphasizing dynamic processes and relational mechanisms. Tilly’s theories of state formation, particularly his provocative comparison of war-making and state-making to organized crime, remain central in political sociology. He also played a key role in the evolution of historical sociology and the relational sociology movement, especially through his collaborations and influence on the New York School. A leading theorist of social movements, Tilly outlined how modern protest became structured around campaigns, repertoires of contention, and public displays of unity, worthiness, numbers, and commitment. His work with scholars like Sidney Tarrow and Doug McAdam further redefined the field by linking social movements to broader political processes. Tilly received numerous honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as multiple honorary doctorates. His legacy endures through awards bearing his name and through continued influence on generations of social scientists.
An amazing book which provides readers with a very solid and methodological way of understanding how revolutions happen at the very beginning of the book. In the following pages Tilly takes readers into the depths of history of revolutions in Europe. It is a must-read book if you are interested in History, Europe and or revolutions.
اگر به بحث انقلابهای اروپایی علاقه داشته باشین، کتاب جامعی در این موضوع هست که در اولین صفحات نقشهی اروپا رو نشون میده و بخشی رو به تعریف انقلاب و انواع انقلاب اختصاص داده و بعد انقلابهای کشورهایی مثل بریتانیا، فرانسه، روسیه و ... توضیح داده و در آخر هم تاثیر این انقلابها رو بر اروپا تحلیل کرده است.