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Revolution refers to a forceful overthrow of the government or any social order which is in favor of and often leads to a new and modern system.
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Revolution has been the key factor in shaping the modern era. The term itself points out the fundamental transformation and changes having the generic worth and usage which illustrate the phenomena in between the industrial and sexual revolution. Being a historical procedure, it denotes a drive that is usually violent and overthrows and brings a complete transformation in the main institutions of the societies. Moreover, subsequent to French Revolution in the eighteenth century which ousted the empire by transforming and reforming the whole society, it became identical to the thorough overwhelming from the earlier (Neitzel 2018). This changed the mind-set of several nations that modernity is only possible by passing through such a violent and complete...
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Siyal, S. (2020). Revolution and Public Administration in Pakistan. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3870-1
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