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ession like that of the politician. The profession of the reformer, however, is social, as distinguished from party politics. Reform is not revolution. It does not seek to change the mores but rather to change conditions in conformity with the mores. There have been revolutionary reformers. Joseph II of Austria and Peter the Great of Russia were reformers of that type. But revolutionary reforms have usually failed. They failed lamentably in the case of Joseph II and produced many very dubious results under Peter. A revolution is a mass movement which seeks to change the mores by destroying the existing social order. Great and silent revolutionary changes have frequently taken place in modern times, but as these changes were not recognized at the time and were not directly sought by any party they are not usually called revolutions. They might properly be called "historical revolutions," since they are not recognized as revolutions until they are history. There is probably a definite revolutionary process but it has not been defined. Le Bon's book on the _Psychology of Revolution_, which is the sequel to his study of _The Crowd_, is, to be sure, an attempt, but the best that one can say of it is that it is suggestive. Many attempts have been made to describe the processes of revolution as part of the whole historical process. This literature will be considered in the chapter on "Progress." SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY I. DISORGANIZATION, SOCIAL UNREST, AND PSYCHIC EPIDEMICS A. _Social Disorganization_ (1) Cooley, Charles H. _Social Organization._ Chap. xxx, "Formalism and Disorganization," pp. 342-55; chap. xxxi, "Disorganization: the Family," pp. 356-71; chap. xxxii, "Disorganization: the Church," pp. 372-82; chap. xxxiii, "Disorganization: Other Traditions," pp. 383-92. New York, 1909. (2) Thomas, W. I., and Znaniecki, Florian. _The Polish Peasant in Europe and America._ Monograph of an immigrant group. Vol. IV, "Disorganization and Reorganization in Poland," Boston, 1920. (3) ----. _The Polish Peasant in Europe and America._ Vol. V, "Organization and Disorganization in America," Part II, "Disorganization of the Immigrant," pp. 165-345. Boston, 1920. (4) Friedlaender, L. _Roman Life and Manners under the Early Empire._ Authorized translation by L. A. Magnus from the 7th rev. ed. of the Sittengeschichte Roms. 4 vols. London, 1908-13. (5) Lane-Poole, S. _The Mohammedan Dynasties._ Charts showing "Gr
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