Human relationships have always been dynamic.
adaptability have gone hand in hand with the passage of time for human .
society. Systems have been developed to regulate, direct and control .
the resources of this society. The systems are referred to as .
governments and the resources as the populace or inhabitants and .
forces of production. A government must be dynamic in its nature .
reflecting the change in society. At times these systems have resisted .
the necessity to adapt with its components (Society) creating a .
deficit between the system and those it regulates. As the deficits .
develop, they cause instability, and could lead to revolution.1.
Theories have been developed to explain the systemic .
phenomenon called revolution. This paper will discuss three modern .
theories and apply them to the English revolution of 1640. The first .
theory, developed by Carl Marx (Marxism), will address the economic .
evolution in English society. This theory will emphasize and explain .
how the shift from a feudal/mercantile system to capitalism affected .
English society. The second, called the Resource Mobilization Theory .
(RMT) developed by Charles Tilly, will explain how the English .
organizations (the Crown and the Parliament) effectively obtained, .
amassed and managed resources. Samuel Huntington's, "Institutional .
Theory", will argue that the existing government at that time was .
unable to incorporate the demands and personnel that the .
socio-economic changes created.
Marxism was formulated in the 19th century. Carl Marx and his .
associate Frederick Engels observed the socio-economic changes that .
were transpiring in Britain. England was the dominant world power and .
had the largest industrialized economy during the 1800's. The .
development of the factory and the institution of the assembly line .
created a large demand for workers. This demand was satiated by .
migrating peasant from the rural areas in England and Ireland to .
