Critique David Menendezs analysis of Theda Skocpols States and Social Revolution

In his analysis, David raises interesting points of Skocpols book, assessing her overall approach in a comparative historical analysis, in which the author tries to establish causal inferences about structural processes (e.g. the cause of revolutions). Furthermore, he makes precise comments over her assessment of the role that external factors had in the selected revolutions, for one cannot understand, for instance, the Russian Revolution without considering the First World War, in which Russia was deeply involved. He also makes a critique in a cultural approach of her work in totality, since she does not consider culture as a relevant factor in the causes of social changes….(short extract)