These are the stories of men and women who changed the world. The seventy-three men and women profiled in Who's Who in Political Revolutions varied in many ways: in era, national origin, class, race, and success. Some were people of ideas; others were people of action. What they shared was a vision for their societies of greater justice, equality, and freedom.Who's Who in Political Revolutions profiles well-known as well as obscure figures. It looks at successful revolutionaries as well as those who seemingly died in vain. It includes profiles of revolutionaries who were heroically selfless (Mahatma Gandhi, for example), ruthlessly brutal (Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler), and of mixed legacy. Still others, including John Locke, were thinkers who inspired others to action.