Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions

What drives people to take to the streets in protest?

Rasputin the Rascal Monk (1917) is a work of historical nonfiction by Anglo-French writer William Le Queux.

On 11th April 1919, less than a year after the assassination of the Romanovs, the British battleship HMS Marlborough left Yalta carrying 17 members of the Russian Imperial Family into perpetual exile.

The stories of these conflicts, with their scores of killings, torture, reprisals and long- lasting bitterness are told concisely in this book.

History is a weapon.

A history and analysis of the rising that covers the principal players, the strategy and execution of the plan.

A few minutes after noon on the 24th April, 1916, Patrick Pearse stepped outside the newly occupied GPO on Sackville Street with a copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

Here is a brisk, accessible, and vivid introduction to arguably the most important event in the history of the United States--the American Revolution.

*Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize 2017*In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of Bashar al-Assad.

"e;The Suffragette Movement - An Intimate Account Of Persons And Ideals"e; is a 1931 work by E.

Originally published in 1940, this is an exhaustive biography of the famous socialist philosopher and revolutionary.

Kassem Eid survived arrest in al-Assad's regime, a chemical weapons attack that shocked the world, and the siege of a city where he fought with the Syrian rebel army.

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of "e;The Federalist Papers"e;, a collection of separate essays and articles compiled in 1788 by Alexander Hamilton.

Former Israeli intelligence officer Moshe Shemesh offers a fresh understanding of the complex history and politics of the Middle East in this new analysis of the Palestinian national movement.

Revolution brings tragedy, terror and heroism.

'I am not here, then, as the accused; I am here as the accuser of capitalism dripping with blood from head to foot' - John Maclean, Speech from the Dock, 1918.

Former Israeli intelligence officer Moshe Shemesh offers a fresh understanding of the complex history and politics of the Middle East in this new analysis of the Palestinian national movement.

What drives people to take to the streets in protest?

First published in 1911, "e;The Suffragette - The History of The Women's Militant Suffrage Movement - 1905-1910"e; is an account of the progress and happenings of the Militant Women's Suffrage Movement by Emmeline Pankhurst, outlining both the steps by which the movement grew and the motives and ideas that animated its promoters.

A unique witness to the revolutionary upheavals of the last century, endlessly creative, deeply humanist, Serge is a resource of hope for today.

Three Scottish weavers, James Wilson, Andrew Hardie and John Baird, were hanged and beheaded for high treason in the summer of 1820.

As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.

Written by one of the greatest anarchists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, "e;The Great French Revolution - 1789-1793"e; is not to be missed by those with an interest in history and sociology.

The mass protests that shook France in May 1968 were exciting, dangerous, creative and influential, changing European politics to this day.

Originally published in the 1930s this is a fascinating examination, using documents and eye-witness accounts, of the famous Paris Commune.

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden.

Based on exclusive access to newly discovered Russian documents, the last word on the fate of the Romanov family.

In September 1776, two men from Connecticut each embarked on a dangerous mission.

The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin -- it changed the course of Irish history.

The sugar planter Simon Taylor, who claimed ownership of over 2,248 enslaved people in Jamaica at the point of his death in 1813, was one of the wealthiest slaveholders ever to have lived in the British empire.

In September 1776, two men from Connecticut each embarked on a dangerous mission.

The German Revolution of November 1918 is nowadays largely forgotten outside Germany.

James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians.

The sugar planter Simon Taylor, who claimed ownership of over 2,248 enslaved people in Jamaica at the point of his death in 1813, was one of the wealthiest slaveholders ever to have lived in the British empire.

The question was: would he hang?

James McPherson has emerged as one of America's finest historians.

You could be forgiven for thinking that the smile has no history; it has always been the same.

The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin -- it changed the course of Irish history.

An intimate history of an ordinary Parisian citizen and his neighbors that reflects on the origins and radicalization of the French Revolution.

Red at Heart conjures a tale of cross-cultural romance from a topic that is normally seen in geopolitical or ideological terms--and thereby offers a new interpretation of twentieth century communism's most crucial alliance.

The question was: would he hang?

The Tupac Amaru rebellion of 1780-1783 began as a local revolt against colonial authorities and grew into the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire-more widespread and deadlier than the American Revolution.