Revolutionary Moments

Author : Rachel Hammersley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472517229
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Moments written by Rachel Hammersley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-22 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Since at least the mid-seventeenth century, the concept of revolution has been an important tool both for those seeking to bring about political change and for those trying to understand it. And it is as relevant today as it has ever been. This volume re-evaluates our understanding of the history of revolutionary thought by examining a selection of key texts. These range from the 17th to the 20th century, and are carefully chosen to include both constitutional documents and theoretical works by figures such as James Harrington, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Maximilian Robespierre, Peter Kropotkin and Deng Xiaoping Each chapter engages with a particular revolutionary moment via a specific text, usually an extract of around 300 words, and considers the significance of the text for the history of revolutionary thought. The structure of the book allows readers to make connections and comparisons across the different revolutionary texts and moments, thereby providing a broader, deeper and more nuanced understanding of revolutions. Stimulating, accessible and interdisciplinary, Revolutionary Moments will appeal to students and researchers in the history of political thought and intellectual history, and beyond.

Author : James DeFronzo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781459617186
Total Pages : 956 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements written by James DeFronzo and published by . This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 956 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With crucial insights and indispensable information concerning modern-day political upheavals, Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements provides a representative cross section of the most significant revolutions of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This fourth edition is revised and updated with special focus on Islamic fundamentalism and Islamic revolutionary movements and a new chapter on the Latin American democratic revolutions of the past decade. In this widely used text, students can trace the historical development of nine revolutions using a five-factor analytical framework. Author James DeFronzo clearly explains all relevant concepts and events, the roles of key leaders, and the interrelation of each revolutionary movement with international economic and political developments and conflicts, including World Wars I and II, the Cold War, and the War on Terror. Student resources include multiple orienting maps, summary and analysis sections, suggested readings, chronologies, and documentary resources.

Author : David C. Turnley
Publisher : Stewart Tabori & Chang
ISBN 13 : 9781556701689
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moments of Revolution, Eastern Europe written by David C. Turnley and published by Stewart Tabori & Chang. This book was released on 1990 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows and describes the events leading to the emergence of democracy in Eastern Europe, and depicts what the changes have meant to everyday citizens

Author : Brendan January
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
ISBN 13 : 0822575213
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Iranian Revolution written by Brendan January and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines how the Iranian Revolution became a showdown between the ideas and values of Islam and those of the West and how it recast the face of the Middle East.

Author : Sonja Eismann, Maya, and Ingo Schöningh
Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
ISBN 13 : 177046655X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Movements & Moments written by Sonja Eismann, Maya, and Ingo Schöningh and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1930s Bolivia, self-described Anarchist Cholas form a libertarian trade union. In the Northern Highlands of Vietnam, the songs of one girl’s youth lead her to a life of activism. In the Philippines, female elders from Kalinga blaze a trail when pushed into an impromptu protest. Equally striking accounts from, Chile, Ecuador, India, Nepal, and Peru weave a tapestry of trauma and triumph, shedding light on not-too-distant histories otherwise overlooked. Indigenous Peoples all over the world have always had to stand their ground in the face of colonialism. While the details may differ, what these stories have in common is their commitment to resistance in a world that puts profit before respect, and western notions of progress before their own. Movements & Moments is an introductory glimpse into how Indigenous Peoples tell these stories in their own words. From Southeast Asia to South America, vibrant communities must grapple with colonial realities to assert ownership over their lands and traditions. This project was undertaken in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Indonesien in Jakarta. These stories were selected from an open call across forty-two countries to spotlight feminist movements and advocacies in the Global South.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851097937
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Movements in World History: R-Z written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains thematic essays, chronologies, biographies, and historical insight on revolutionary movements in world history from 1750 to the present arranged alphabetically from R to Z.

Author : Selene Castrovilla
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 1635925088
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Revolutionary Friends written by Selene Castrovilla and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society of School Librarians International Book Award Honor California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year Booklist Top Ten Biography for Youth Young fans of the smash Broadway hit "Hamilton" will enjoy this narrative nonfiction picture book story about the important friendship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette during the Revolutionary War. Lafayette has come to America to offer his services to the patriotic cause. Inexperienced but dedicated, he is a much-needed ally and not only earns a military position with the Continental Army but also Washington's respect and admiration. This picture book presents the human side of history, revealing the bond between two famous Revolutionary figures. Both the author and illustrator worked with experts and primary sources to represent both patriots and the war accurately and fairly.

Author : Harold E. Edgerton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780262050234
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moments of Vision written by Harold E. Edgerton and published by . This book was released on 1979-07-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moments of Vision recounts Harold Edgerton's remarkable achievements in stroboscopy and electronic flash photography. It contains nearly two hundred photographs, including twelve pages in color, of many of the pioneer and classic images first published by Edgerton and Killian in Flash (1938) as well as numerous recent works by Edgerton and others using his stroboscopic inventions. Here are the famous milk drops, athletes and dancers in motion, bullets in transit, and hummingbird in flight-all made possible by the MIT scientist-engineer who pioneered the methods now widely used in stop-motion, night, and underwater photography.

Author : Shirley Jordan
Publisher : Perfection Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780789129130
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The American Revolution written by Shirley Jordan and published by Perfection Learning. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting and informative vignettes explain moments in U.S. history surrounding the American Revolution. Cover-to-Cover Informational Book.

Author : David Hackett Fischer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199756678
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Washington's Crossing written by David Hackett Fischer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-01 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.