The Great Revolutions of Modern History

by Lynne Ann Hartnett

Survey some of the most important revolutions from the past 300 years of world history.

Genres: History, Audiobook, Nonfiction, Politics

Audiobook

Published January 1, 2021

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of these are just not what I was looking for- "counterculture revolution," the "TV revolution," etc. The ones that are ACTUAL revolutions are good, but the depth is necessarily limited. A good start.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting overview over various revolutions across the world over the past several centuries. The depth to which each of these is explored is by necessity limited, but there's enough to spark an interest in learning more. Hartnett at times interprets her overarching topic rather... creatively, shall we say. "TV revolution"? Well, okay then... interesting lecture, though not quite what one might expect.

[Jeff J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Covers a lot of ground! Her definition of revolution is broad.

[stillfrombrooklyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wasn't quite able to finish it before the free period on Audible expired - I liked it, but not enough to buy it so I can finish it. What I did listen to was solid, though - Hartnett definitely used a broader definition of "revolution" than the standard armed uprising a lot of people mean, but for me, that worked.

[Cesar F · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good way to get a high-level understanding of the revolutions. I specially liked the description of the context and background that made possible the revolution to exist in the first place

[John Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good review of major revolutions in history. Some didn't interesting and maybe a few ignored but an excellent review.

[Edward ott · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just fantastic if a bit optimistic

[Daniels · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very barebones compared to other Great Courses audiobooks, if you want something that tackles a wide variety of topics like this I recommend the Modern War ones over this one.

[Bennett Graff · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5

[K · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent overview of revolutions from the seventeenth century on. Each lecture is just enough to spark interest in a topic and give you a basic understanding of each. Obviously there are a lot of nuances left out due to time restrictions, but that just means you should go look for a more in depth book on the subject.