From Dictatorship to Democracy 2016-08-21

I referred to "From Dictatorship to Democracy" in a recent post and then thought it might make handy reference guide to anyone writing about war or revolution.

The first paragraph.

'In recent years various dictatorships — of both internal and external origin — have collapsed or stumbled when confronted by defiant, mobilized people. Often seen as firmly entrenched and impregnable, some of these dictatorships proved unable to withstand the concerted political, economic, and social defiance of the people'