History : Revolutionary

Remembering the Year of the French is a model of historical achievement, moving deftly between the study of historical events—the failed French invasio......

In the early morning hours of October 1, 1965, a group calling itself the September 30th Movement kidnapped and executed six generals of the Indonesian army,......

Historians have never resolved a central mystery of the Russian Revolution: How did the Bolsheviks, despite facing a world of enemies and leaving nothing but......

Taking Power analyzes the causes behind some three dozen revolutions in the Third World between 1910 and the present. It advances a new theory that seeks to ......

This book re-opens the question of Rousseau's influence on the French Revolution and on English Romanticism, by examining the relationship between his confes......

Reaching from the Atlantic to Ukraine, from the Baltic to the Mediterranean, the revolutions of 1848 brought millions of people across the European continent......

A unique comparative account of the roots of Communist revolution in Russia and China. Steve Smith examines the changing social identities of peasants who s......

For this book R. R. Palmer has translated selections from the abundant writings of the versatile French political figure and writer Marc-Antoine Jullien, wea......

Studying major writers and philosophers--Schlegel and Schleiermacher in Germany, Wordsworth in England, and Chateaubriand in France--Gerald Izenberg shows ho......

Fiscal crisis. Social tension. Political ferment. The years just prior to the French Revolution were filled with conflict, although many chose to ignore the ......

"Integrating Southern Europe" presents a stimulating comparative analysis of the position of Spain within the European Union and within the global political ......

1848 was a year of revolution throughout Europe. In France, the monarchy of Louis Philippe was overthrown by revolution, manhood suffrage was proclaimed and ......

A graphic history of dissent and activism around the world. Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY Illustration: N Language: ENG Title: Celebrate People's Hi......

  The only single-volume history that analyzes the most significant revolutions of the past century, now updated with new material on Islamic revolut......

Books for All Kinds of ReadersReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand, accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes ......

Highland Resistance takes as its subject the record of land-centred (and by implication culture- and nationality- centred) conflict in the Highlands of Scotl......

Highland Resistance takes as its subject the record of land-centred (and by implication culture- and nationality- centred) conflict in the Highlands of Scotl......

A fascinating and readable story of how America fought and won its first war on terror – two centuries ago." – Evan Thomas, author of JOHN PAUL JON......

John Adams claimed in a letter he sent to Thomas Jefferson on 24 August 1815 that "the revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from...

"Why is everyone so quiet? Is this the democracy you wanted?" So ask the Zapatistas, the group of indigenous Mexicans who, on January 1, 1994, mounted a rebe......