Crane Brinton

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Clarence Crane Brinton (born February 2, 1898 in Winsted , Connecticut , † September 7, 1968 in Cambridge , Massachusetts ) was an American historian. In his most important and strongly sociological work of 1938, The Anatomy of Revolution , he generally describes and typifies the course of revolutions . For his work, Brinton was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1939 . Since 1953 he was a member of the American Philosophical Society and since 1955 of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .

Theory about revolutions

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sign

According to Brinton, point to an approaching revolution:

  • Budget deficits
  • Favoring one group at the expense of others
  • Administrative problems
  • Loss of consciousness of the ruling class
  • Reinforcement of social contrasts
  • Lack of opportunities for social advancement
  • Separation of economic from political power

time

According to Brinton, the timing of the revolution is surprising. There is something in the air for people, but they assume that something will only happen in the next generation, not in their own generation.

Role of the military

Brinton assumes that in successful revolutions the revolutionary forces act militarily more skillfully, since the counter-revolutionary government troops do not fight with full power or overflow.

In the actual military clash, only a minority is active on both sides.

Works (selection)

  • The Jacobins. An Essay in the New History (1930)
  • A Decade of Revolution (1934)
  • The Anatomy of Revolution (1938; 2nd revised edition 1965)
  • Ideas and Men. The Story of Western Thought (1950, 1963)
  • A History of Western Morals (1959)
  • The Shaping of the Modern Mind (1963)
  • The Americans and the French (1968)

literature

  • Who's Who in America: a biographical dictionary of notable living men and women .: volume 28 (1954–1955). Marquis Who's Who, Chicago 1955, p. 320.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Member Story: Crane Brinton. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 20, 2018 .
  2. ^ Members: Crane Brinton. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed February 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Brinton, Crane
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brinton, Clarence Crane
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American historian
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Winsted , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH 7th September 1968
Place of death Cambridge , Massachusetts