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A '''revolution''' (from the [[Latin]] revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental [[change]] in [[power]] or organizational [[structures]] that takes place in a [[relative]]ly short period of [[time]]. Aristotle described two types of political revolution:
A '''revolution''' (from the [[Latin]] revolutio, "a turn around") is a fundamental [[change]] in [[power]] or organizational [[structures]] that takes place in a [[relative]]ly short period of [[time]]. Aristotle described two types of political revolution:
*the [[action]] by a [[celestial]] body of going round in an [[orbit]] or [[elliptical]] [[course]]
: the [[time]] taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit
: the rotation of a celestial body on its axis
*Complete [[change]] from one constitution to another
*Complete [[change]] from one constitution to another
*Modification of an existing [[constitution]].[1]
*Modification of an existing [[constitution]].[1]
Revolutions have occurred through [[human]] [[history]] and vary widely in terms of [[methods]], duration, and motivating [[ideology]]. Their results include major changes in [[culture]], [[economy]], and socio-political institutions.
Revolutions have occurred through [[human]] [[history]] and vary widely in terms of [[methods]], duration, and motivating [[ideology]]. Their results include major changes in [[culture]], [[economy]], and socio-political institutions.
