Anatomy of a Revolution; 5; The Struggle Between Moderate and Immoderate Revolution
- Series
- Anatomy of a Revolution
- Episode Number
- 5
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-512-tx3513w11b
- NOLA Code
- AREV
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- Description
- Episode Description
- In the period immediately following a successful revolution, there exists a strong desire to legitimize the seizure of power. This however, is difficult to achieve and almost invariably leads to a struggle among various units within a revolutionary group. By careful analysis of the Puritan, French, and Russian revolutions, Professor Brinton is able to reach provocative conclusions about the strengths and weaknesses of moderate and radical factions within such revolutionary movements as well as interesting reasons for their failures or successes. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- An apt description was prepared by the man who wrote this series Crane Brinton, professor of history at Harvard University. Said Professor Brinton: I am anxious not only to present the drama and human interest of revolutions, which I think the visual materials will make fairly easy, but I also want to have the audience think about these problems: how revolutions come about, what they really achieve, in what ways revolutions are in terms of social psychology pathological or at least abnormal, how it may be possible to achieve necessary social, political, economic changes without the worst phases of revolution. Professor Brinton deals with his topics analytically, dissecting revolutions not by period but by theme, aim, method, success, weakness, or failure. Each episode is enhanced and vividly illustrated by visuals film clips, photographs, cartoons and portraits. The 15 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1961
- Asset type
- Episode
- Topics
- Education
- Social Issues
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:29:16
- Credits
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Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-5f3e22669ab (Filename)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
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Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-8bca7ed7936 (Filename)
Generation: Copy: Access
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Library of Congress
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f183e286b5d (Filename)
Generation: Master
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Identifier: cpb-aacip-55f5bd84679 (unknown)
Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:29:16
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- Citations
- Chicago: “Anatomy of a Revolution; 5; The Struggle Between Moderate and Immoderate Revolution,” 1961, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 10, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tx3513w11b.
- MLA: “Anatomy of a Revolution; 5; The Struggle Between Moderate and Immoderate Revolution.” 1961. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 10, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tx3513w11b>.
- APA: Anatomy of a Revolution; 5; The Struggle Between Moderate and Immoderate Revolution. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-tx3513w11b