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[[File:Maquina vapor Watt ETSIIM.jpg|left|thumb| | [[File:Maquina vapor Watt ETSIIM.jpg|left|thumb|''''"Revolutions are the locomotives of history"''' - ''Karl Marx'']] | ||
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A '''revolution''' (from the [[Vulgar Latin|Latin]] ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental [[social change|change]] in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. | A '''revolution''' (from the [[Vulgar Latin|Latin]] ''revolutio'', "a turn around") is a fundamental [[social change|change]] in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time. | ||
[[Aristotle]] described two types of political revolution: | |||
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#Complete change from one constitution to another | #Complete change from one constitution to another | ||
#Modification of an existing constitution.<ref>Aristotle, ''The Politics'' V, tr. T.A. Sinclair (Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1964, 1972), p. 190.</ref> | #Modification of an existing constitution.<ref>Aristotle, ''The Politics'' V, tr. T.A. Sinclair (Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1964, 1972), p. 190.</ref> | ||
