A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always mean change? Does it require innovation, or can it bring back what is ...

Civil wars, rebellions, they're often part of revolutionary struggles, but by themselves, they're just violent episodes. It's the effort to change things for the better that makes a revolution special ...

How has the idea of revolution changed? A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The storming of the Bastille. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always ...