Pamphleteering was a vital component of the popular political discussion opened up by the French Revolution of 1789, but while the English pamphlet wars have been exhaustively explored, Welsh pamphlet literature has been ignored.
An electrifying narrative history that reframes Britain's constitutional revolution as a full-scale Dutch invasionIn popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary Stuart, wife of James's nephew, the Dutch William III of Orange.
The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed the world forever.
The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed the world forever.
An electrifying narrative history that reframes Britain's constitutional revolution as a full-scale Dutch invasionIn popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary Stuart, wife of James's nephew, the Dutch William III of Orange.
A Maximilien Robespierre se le apodó entre sus correligionarios "El Incorruptible" por personificar, se decía, la integridad de la virtud revolucionaria en su expresión más inflexible.
"L'Algérie, c'est la France" – Als algerische Rebellen im November 1954 begannen, diesen seit 1848 gültigen Anspruch Frankreichs in Nordafrika gewaltsam anzufechten, war die Unabhängigkeit Algeriens für die Mehrheit der Franzosen noch unvorstellbar.
Malcolm Grow's commentary presents us with a fascinating personal account of wartime experience, one that highlights a number of pertinent issues of Russia's experience of total war.
Malcolm Grow's commentary presents us with a fascinating personal account of wartime experience, one that highlights a number of pertinent issues of Russia's experience of total war.
Chicago native, political activist, and journalist Ernest Poole (1880-1950) provides a distinctive view of the Bolshevik Revolution in his work, The Village: Russian Impressions.
Chicago native, political activist, and journalist Ernest Poole (1880-1950) provides a distinctive view of the Bolshevik Revolution in his work, The Village: Russian Impressions.
Este trabajo pretende encontrar un nuevo paradigma de interpretación acerca del populismo, y parte del estudio de aquellos grupos y personas que, formando parte o no de la élite política, aluden al "pueblo" como elemento para cambiar la realidad vigente en una sociedad determinada.
Edward Alsworth Ross, one of the founders of the academic field of sociology, spent July-December 1917 traveling across the Russian Empire and talking to the people there.
Edward Alsworth Ross, one of the founders of the academic field of sociology, spent July-December 1917 traveling across the Russian Empire and talking to the people there.
Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys-Williams, a Congregationalist pastor turned labor organiser and journalist, offers readers a first-hand account of the exciting and confusing events of the Russian revolution from June 1917 to August 1918.
Through the Russian Revolution by Albert Rhys-Williams, a Congregationalist pastor turned labor organiser and journalist, offers readers a first-hand account of the exciting and confusing events of the Russian revolution from June 1917 to August 1918.
Six Red Months in Russia conveys Bryant's understanding of the revolution, and reminds us of the utter enthusiasm that many Russians, and Americans, felt for socialism and its yet-untainted, utopian ideals.
Six Red Months in Russia conveys Bryant's understanding of the revolution, and reminds us of the utter enthusiasm that many Russians, and Americans, felt for socialism and its yet-untainted, utopian ideals.
'Lively and insightful' - The Times'Magnificent' - The Guardian'A masterly piece of scholarship, written like a political thriller' - The Irish Times'Superb .
On Easter Monday, between 1,000 and 1,500 Irish Volunteers and members of the Irish Citizen Army seized the General Post Office and other key locations in Dublin.
A TLS and Prospect Book of the YearFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters comes the story of the Russian aristocrats, artists, and intellectuals who sought freedom and refuge in the City of Light.
On Easter Monday, between 1,000 and 1,500 Irish Volunteers and members of the Irish Citizen Army seized the General Post Office and other key locations in Dublin.
Although historians have given considerable attention to the American Revolution, the agricultural history of the American War for Independence exists only in pieces found in scattered articles and passing references in various books dealing with the war.
Although historians have given considerable attention to the American Revolution, the agricultural history of the American War for Independence exists only in pieces found in scattered articles and passing references in various books dealing with the war.
Drawing on testimonies from contra collaborators and ex-combatants, as well as pro-Sandinista peasants, this book presents a dynamic account of the growing divisions between peasants from the area of Quilali who took up arms in defense of revolutionary programs and ideals such as land reform and equality and those who opposed the FSLN.
