The Verso Book of Dissent: Revolutionary Words from Three Millennia of Rebellion and Resistance, Paperback - Andrew Hsiao

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

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

An unprecedented collection of feminist voices from four millennia of global historyEditor(s): Jessie Kindig

DescriptionHow rebellious colonies changed British attitudes to empireInsurgent Empire shows how Britain's enslaved and colonial subjects were acti...

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

The use and abuse of religious belief in the age-old history of conflict. Gods at War examines the role played by religions.

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

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This compelling story of China's Rural Migrants provides readers with a finely wrought portrait of those left behind by China's dramatic social and...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Mark R. BeissingerIllustration(s): 77 b/w illus. 14 tables.Number of pages: 592Publication date: 20...

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

Traces the revolution in statistics that gave rise to artificial intelligence and predictive algorithms refiguring contemporary capitalism.Publishe...

Adopting a broader conception of politics which focuses on daily interactions between the state and society, this study offers a fresh interpretati...

DescriptionIn October 1911 the governor of Oaxaca, Mexico, ordered a detachment of approximately 250 soldiers to take control of the town of Juchit...

Following his best-selling A Philosophy of Walking Gros explores the philosophy of disobedience.

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...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Mark R. BeissingerIllustration(s): 77 b/w illus. 14 tables.Number of pages: 592Publication date: 20...

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...

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Reducere. Some of Hiscoe's memories of his 1973 hike from Maine to Georgia are funny, some are wistful and romantic, and some unsettling. Taken together, the...

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Reducere. The early Marx called for the "realization of philosophy" through revolution. Revolution thus became a critical concept for Marxism, a view elabora...

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

Reducere. In the midst of polarized communities and nations, religious leaders across the theological spectrum are seeking help with how to respond and lead ...

Amanda J Thomas explores why so many of the greatest thinkers and innovators of Britain's industrial age were Nonconformists.Publisher: Pen & Sword...

DescriptionExploring the philosophy of disobedience The world is out of joint, so much so that disobeying should be an urgent question for everyone...

Reducere. In this vividly rendered and empathetic biography of two of the greatest poets of the 20th century--Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton--"the friendship a...

Recovering the history of the revolutionary Jewish tradition Jewish radicals manned the barricades on the avenues of Petrograd and the alleys of th...

A collection of incisive critiques of contemporary Marxism, of post-colonial development and of the Eurocentric assessment of imperialism

An original introduction to the book of Revelation through the use of art history, with attention also given to the reception of the text in music,...

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...

Reducere. I Am Dance: Words and Images of the Black Dancer shines a spotlight on dancers from the concert to the commercial world of dance, and infuses stori...

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Reducere. The life story of Puerto Rican freedom fighter and leader Oscar Lopez Rivera, outlined in this book, is one of courage, valor, and sacrifice. In 19...

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The story of publishing in Wales is connected to the story of Wales itself. Wales, the Welsh people, and the Welsh language have survived invasion,...

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

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Andrew RobinsonIllustration(s): 50 Illustrations, black and white; 16 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages:...

Why the most radical feminists were also communistsPublisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Kristen GhodseeNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimens...

Set in the world of Judge Dredd this Sci-Fi Western epic features Judge Lawson and her small band of Judges protecting the innocent against outlaws...

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Reducere. This book contains a list of African proverbs, wise saying and words of wisdom from around the continent.A proverb is a simple, concrete, tradition...

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Reducere. DescriptionIn the third book in Diane Moody's bestselling WWII trilogy, Dutch war bride Anya Versteeg McClain is struggling to adapt to her new lif...

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps ...