Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

A seven-volume facsimile set which comprises accounts of France in the 1790s.

The American Crisis - Thomas Paine - The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, is a pamphlet series by eighteenth-century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution.

Russia's vast Asian territories beyond the Urals, traditionally known as Siberia, have, despite their enormous size and the crucial role they played in the development of Russian state and society, attracted little attention from Western scholars.

This selection of articles is organized around three broad themes: the nature of the governing system in France ('Absolutism'); the political crisis of the mid-17th-century (the 'Fronde'); and the development of royal finance.

The Venetian sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) was Europe's most celebrated artist from the end of the ancien regime to the early years of the Restoration, an era when the traditional relationship between patrons and artists changed drastically.

Der königliche Bauingenieur Nicolas-Antoine Boullanger (1722–1759) stellt innerhalb der französischen Aufklärung eine Besonderheit dar.

Here, Daniel Zisenwine looks at Tunisia under the rule of Ben Ali, from 1987 when he rose to power until the 2011 protests that led to his downfall.

"e;Council democracy"e; is a particular form of democratic socialism that strives towards democratic self-governance on the basis of active, free, and associated individuals working cooperatively within a federated council system.

Why do we think of social struggles as movements?

John Moore was a Scottish physician who travelled extensively and wrote immensely popular accounts of these, which brought him international fame.

In it, you will read about the heroic, the scoundrels, the clever, the vanquished, and the hungry.

This book explores the rise of two resistance movements in Yugoslavia after its invasion and partition by Germany, Italy, Hungary, and Bulgaria in April 1941: one led by Draza Mihailovic's Chetniks, supporters of the Serb monarchy; and the Partisans, led by Josip Broz Tito and his Communist Party.

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John Moore was a Scottish physician who travelled extensively and wrote immensely popular accounts of these, which brought him international fame.

Both accessible and authoritative,Understanding Hamas provides much-needed insight into a widely misunderstood movement whose involvement in a just resolution of the Israel/Palestine conflict will be critical.

Er war ein König ohne Reich, ein Monarch im Exil – und dennoch schrieb Ludwig XVIII.

Entdecken Sie die Vielfalt und Tiefe der deutschen Kultur und IdentitätKulturelle Wurzeln und nationale Identitäten erlangen eine immer größere Bedeutung.

The mass protests that erupted in China during the spring of 1989 were not confined to Beijing and Shanghai.

Die Geschichte Israels ist eine der faszinierendsten und zugleich bewegendsten der Menschheit.

"e;Council democracy"e; is a particular form of democratic socialism that strives towards democratic self-governance on the basis of active, free, and associated individuals working cooperatively within a federated council system.

Lew Borissowitsch Kamenew war einer der schillerndsten, aber auch widersprüchlichsten Akteure der Russischen Revolution.

It was a fine day for a battle.

A history of the largely forgotten peasant revolution that swept central and eastern Europe after World War Iand how it changed the course of interwar politics and World War IIAs the First World War ended, villages across central and eastern Europe rose in revolt.

A history of the largely forgotten peasant revolution that swept central and eastern Europe after World War Iand how it changed the course of interwar politics and World War IIAs the First World War ended, villages across central and eastern Europe rose in revolt.