a review of “The Sociology of Revolution”

 

William English Wallling review of The Sociology of Revolution – Twin City Review 4-24-1925

 

Posted here is the following book review of Sorokin’s The Sociology of Revolution:

“Revolutionary Movements Dissected and Exposed”

By William English Walling

Twin City Review

April 24, 1925

This short, pithy review gets at the heart of why Sorokin’s groundbreaking work is still very much worth reading.

 

— Roger W. Smith

      July 2021

Author: Roger W. Smith

Roger W. Smith is a writer and independent scholar based in New York City. His experience includes freelance writing and editing, business writing, book reviewing, and the teaching of writing and literature as an adjunct professor at St. John’s University. Mr. Smith's interests include personal essays and opinion pieces; American and world literature; culture, especially books and reading; classical music; current issues that involve social, moral, and philosophical views; and experiences of daily living from a ground level perspective. Sites on WordPress hosted by Mr. Smith include: (1) rogersgleanings.com (a personal site comprised of essays on a wide range of topics) ; (2) rogers-rhetoric.com (covering principles and practices of writing); (3) roger-w-smiths-dreiser.site (devoted to the author Theodore Dreiser); and (4) pitirimsorokin.com (devoted to sociologist and social philosopher Pitirim A. Sorokin).

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