Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

From burning draft cards to staging nude protests, much left-wing political activism in 1960s America was distinguished by deliberate outrageousness.

The final decade of the old order in imperial Russia was a time of both crisis and possibility, an uncertain time that inspired an often desperate search for meaning.

One of the most dramatic chapters in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, the Commune of 1871 was an eclectic revolutionary government that held power in Paris across eight weeks between 18 March and 28 May.

How does a group that operates terror cells and espouses violence become a ruling political party?

The captivating story of two British brothers whose attempts to reform an empire helped to incite rebellion and revolution in America and insurgency and reform in Ireland Patrick Griffin chronicles the attempts of brothers Charles and George Townshend to control the forces of history in the heady days after Britain’s mythic victory over France in the mid-eighteenth century, and the historic and unintended consequences of their efforts.

Surfing today evokes many things: thundering waves, warm beaches, bikinis and lifeguards, and carefree pleasure.

This is a bold new history of the sans-culottes and the part they played in the French Revolution.

The first comprehensive examination of the nineteenth-century Ku Klux Klan since the 1970s, Ku-Klux pinpoints the group's rise with startling acuity.

This first full-length treatment of the Revolutionary War battle of Paoli recounts the British surprise attack on a Continental Army division near Philadelphia in September 1777.

The French Revolution rocketed from Paris and made its influence felt throughout the world.

In the fall of 1779 George Washington took his 10,000 men into winter camp at Morristown, New Jersey after six long years of fighting.

This book explores the eight-month wave of mutinies that struck the French infantry and navy in 1919.

By the end of the sixteenth century, stories about the Revolt in the Low Countries (c.

"e;A fascinating story .

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;COMMON SENSE (Political Classics Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contentsCommon Sense was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution, and became an immediate sensation.

The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina details the people, places, and struggles that defined the region's prominent role in the path to American liberty from British authority.

Read about the Industrial Revolution and how that societal shift has affected millions of lives.

An "e;excellent biography"e; of General Washington's aide-de-camp, a daring soldier who advocated freeing slaves who served in the Continental Army (Journal of Military History).

"e;Dennis shows, lucidly and vividly, how white South Carolinians and Natives struggled with each other through the Revolutionary era .

Although the United States plays a leading role in the development of technology, particularly that used by militaries around the world, the U.

This collection of the lectures of Lord Acton on the French Revolution comprises a disciplined, thorough, and elegant history of the actual events of the bloody episode.

Make history fun even with all the dates and information in tact with the use of this accurately summarized history book.

Can you recall life during the American Revolution?

Who says history will always be boring?

A new, revised and expanded edition of an Ocean Press classic.

Erleben Sie die faszinierende und oft brutale Welt der Piraten, die die Ostsee über Jahrhunderte hinweg unsicher machten.

Russland 1917: Das ist ein Staat im Krieg, eine Gesellschaft in der Krise.

Die Führung der DDR hatte mit allem gerechnet – nur nicht damit, dass Kerzen und Gebete den deutschen Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat zu Fall bringen würden.

"Bauernaufstände in Deutschland und ihre Auswirkungen auf Europa"Entdecken Sie ein faszinierendes Kapitel der europäischen Geschichte, das die Grundlagen unserer modernen Gesellschaft nachhaltig geprägt hat.

A detailed look at the American Revolutionary War as an Atlantic-wide conflict.

How objects associated with the American, French, and Haitian revolutions drew diverse people throughout the Atlantic world into debates over revolutionary ideals "e;By excavating the power of material objects and visual images to express the fervor and fear of the revolutionary era, Ashli White brings us closer to more fully embodied, more fully human, figures.

A detailed look at the American Revolutionary War as an Atlantic-wide conflict.

Why do only some incipient rebel groups become viable challengers to governments?

Die deutsche Revolution von 1848/49, ein Markstein der deutschen Demokratiegeschichte, wird von einem ausgewiesenen Kenner der Epoche einem interessierten Publikum verständlich gemacht.

In 1740, the French King Louis XV granted his Swedish-led forces the title of Royal Swedish Regiment, for which it received the same privileges as all royal regiments, including the protection of the king, new flags, and ordinance.

A concise summary of the fight that sparked the American Revolution, with key facts, maps, images, historical significance, and more.

At the end of World War I, the U.

"e;A compelling companion guide .

The year 2015 is the Chinese Year of the Goat - what will this mean for you?

The Cartulary of Premontre offers a full critical edition, consisting of a transcription of the cartulary's 509 charters together with historical notes and apparatus.

Explores Irish nationalism in Britain, from the politics of John Redmond to the political violence of Michael Collins.

This is the first book to study how Haitian authors - from independence in 1804 to the modern Haitian diaspora - have adapted Greco-Roman material and harnessed it to Haiti's legacy as the world's first anti-colonial nation-state.

Provides a comprehensive overview of 10 major slave revolts and examines how those uprisings and conspiracies impacted slaveholding colonies and states from 1663 to 1861.

This engaging overview of the American Revolution enables readers to consider and understand history with greater intimacy and accuracy through more than 100 primary documents.

Explores Irish nationalism in Britain, from the politics of John Redmond to the political violence of Michael Collins.

Combining reference entries and examination of primary documents from the Russian Revolution, this book gives students a better understanding of how and why political forces fought to reshape the Russian empire 100 years ago-and provides keen insights into the Soviet Union that resulted.

The Oxford History of Mexico is a narrative history of the events, institutions and characters that have shaped Mexican history from the reign of the Aztecs through the twenty-first century.

The eighteenth-century Anglo-Irish MP and philosopher offers his opinion on the early days of the French Revolution and his expectations of its outcome.

The Cartulary of Premontre offers a full critical edition, consisting of a transcription of the cartulary's 509 charters together with historical notes and apparatus.