Lawrence Wright, speaking on the New Yorker podcast on American politics ( The Political Scene), characterized the events in Egypt as three things : a revolt, a revolution and a coup. The reporter identifies three distinct groups that are operating for different reasons and with different goals. The podcast is available here : on itunes or on the web.
It's the most cogent explanation I've heard so far on what is going on in Egypt right now and the one which echoes most with what we've been studying over the past two weeks.
You could reflect about how these three concepts apply to the American Revolution: which aspects of the American Revolution are akin respectively to a revolt, a revolution and a coup?
This framework is fairly effective on an event like the sack of Governor Hutchinson's mansion.
