Luyang Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zhejiang University

• 1 Empires, nation states, and two revolutions2 From an open union to an enclosed nation state3 Reconciliation with traditional “Russia” and “China”4 Revolution, nationalism, and multiethnic integrationConclusion: Two revolutions in Communist and world historyAppendix 1: FiguresAppendix 2: TablesA note on prosopographic referencesBibliographyIndex

CHOICE Recommended: Graduate students, faculty and professionalsW.G. Moss, Professor emeritus, Eastern Michigan University'The novelty in this book is the rich juxtaposition of the two revolutions, as Zhou traces the intellectual history among revolutionary figures in the two cases. While the Chinese revolution began at the same time as the Russian one, it took decades longer to come to fruition. Thus, the author convincingly argues that the timing and pacing of the two revolutions are fundamentally different.'Edward Schatz, International Affairs'This is an instant classic in comparative historical sociology, shedding light on imperial formations, nationalism, the sociology of revolutions and the character of revolutionary elites (made possible by innovative and exhaustive empirical research).'John Hall, Professor Emeritus, McGill University

Luyang Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zhejiang University

• 1 Empires, nation states, and two revolutions2 From an open union to an enclosed nation state3 Reconciliation with traditional “Russia” and “China”4 Revolution, nationalism, and multiethnic integrationConclusion: Two revolutions in Communist and world historyAppendix 1: FiguresAppendix 2: TablesA note on prosopographic referencesBibliographyIndex

CHOICE Recommended: Graduate students, faculty and professionalsW.G. Moss, Professor emeritus, Eastern Michigan University'The novelty in this book is the rich juxtaposition of the two revolutions, as Zhou traces the intellectual history among revolutionary figures in the two cases. While the Chinese revolution began at the same time as the Russian one, it took decades longer to come to fruition. Thus, the author convincingly argues that the timing and pacing of the two revolutions are fundamentally different.'Edward Schatz, International Affairs'This is an instant classic in comparative historical sociology, shedding light on imperial formations, nationalism, the sociology of revolutions and the character of revolutionary elites (made possible by innovative and exhaustive empirical research).'John Hall, Professor Emeritus, McGill University

Luyang Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zhejiang University

• 1 Empires, nation states, and two revolutions2 From an open union to an enclosed nation state3 Reconciliation with traditional “Russia” and “China”4 Revolution, nationalism, and multiethnic integrationConclusion: Two revolutions in Communist and world historyAppendix 1: FiguresAppendix 2: TablesA note on prosopographic referencesBibliographyIndex

CHOICE Recommended: Graduate students, faculty and professionalsW.G. Moss, Professor emeritus, Eastern Michigan University'The novelty in this book is the rich juxtaposition of the two revolutions, as Zhou traces the intellectual history among revolutionary figures in the two cases. While the Chinese revolution began at the same time as the Russian one, it took decades longer to come to fruition. Thus, the author convincingly argues that the timing and pacing of the two revolutions are fundamentally different.'Edward Schatz, International Affairs'This is an instant classic in comparative historical sociology, shedding light on imperial formations, nationalism, the sociology of revolutions and the character of revolutionary elites (made possible by innovative and exhaustive empirical research).'John Hall, Professor Emeritus, McGill University