Resistance, Rebellion, and Death: Essays

'Long before the friends of African freedom began to agitate for black freedom, the enslaved themselves had created their own strategies of resista...

For over fifty years the Maroons of Dominica resisted being enslaved, choosing instead to live free in the country's mountainous interior. They dar...

History is not made by kings, politicians, or a few rich individuals--it is made by all of us. From the temples of ancient Egypt to spacecraft orbi...

Chronicling 30 years of public protest, government U-turns and environmental destruction, this is the story of Britain's transport policy

After a dramatic season that saw Roy Race and teammates suffer a heart-breaking loss in the League Cup final, their beloved stadium burning to the ...

Why do revolutions happen? Decades of social science research have brought us little closer to understanding where, when and amongst whom they occu...

A fresh new look at the Roman Empire, from the point of view of those regarded by the Romans as 'barbarians'. Kershaw builds a narrative around the...

A fresh new look at the Roman Empire, from the point of view of those regarded by the Romans as 'barbarians'. Kershaw builds a narrative around the...

DescriptionThroughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and raised their voices in protest--rallyin...

An all-out all-action, complete-in-one brutal war story from the pages of the classic war comic, Battle, hugely influential on Preacher and The Boy...

Fully updated compendium of revolt and resistance Throughout the ages and across every continent, people have struggled against those in power and ...

Shakespeare's largely misunderstood narrative poems contain within them an explosive commentary on the political storms convulsing his country The ...

In Counterlife Christopher Freeburg poses a question to contemporary studies of slavery and its aftereffects: what if freedom, agency, and dominati...

The fourth, oversized volume in the Essential Dredd series follows the early adventures of one of Judge Dredd's most infamous nemeses: Judge Death....

Reducere. Essays on Latinx and Caribbean identity and on globalization by renowned women writers, including Julia Alvarez, Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kinc...

Reducere. DescriptionA part of Harper Perennial's special "Resistance Library" highlighting classic works that illuminate the "Age of Trump" Soren Kierkegaar...

Publisher: AK PressAuthor(s): Shane BurleyNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 132 x 202 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedes...

Johnny Alpha's explosive return from beyond concludes in this action-packed finale.

The Irish Times Top 10 Bestseller!From war to revolution, famine to emigration, The Darkness Echoing travels around Ireland bringing its dark past ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this inspirational and moving memoir--reminiscent of When Breath Becomes Air and The Bright Hour--activist Ady Barkan explores his li...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Granta BooksAuthor(s): Barbara (Y) DemickPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 128 x 200 x 25Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera far...

Reducere. DescriptionA highly acclaimed collection of twenty-eight essays, sketches, and short stories presenting nearly every facet of the author's work. "U...

Discusses extinction as a force shaping socio-cultural and biological lifePublisher: Indiana University PressIllustration(s): 8 b&w illus.Number of...

DescriptionThe Germans invaded Poland on Friday, the 1st of September 1939 and entered Czenstochow on Sunday, the 3rd. This invasion was the beginn...

Reducere. In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether r...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Patrick MarnhamIllustration(s): 31 bw in 8pp platesNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Reducere. Powerful, wry essays offering modern takes on a primitive practice, from one of our most widely read death penalty abolitionists As Ruth Bader Gins...

Under the auspices of neoliberalism, technical systems of compliance and efficiency have come to underwrite the relations among the state, the econ...

Drawing on philosophy, theology and psychoanalysis as well as on literary criticism, this collection of essays explores a range of fantasy texts wi...

Reducere. The name of Antonio Bacci will never be forgotten by those who love what he called the Catholic language. He put his learning to use in the service...

Reducere. There's only one distraction from the stress of combat for a legionnaire-the next mission.For Sergeant Kel Turner and Kill Team Three, the wait is ...