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Una visión apasionada de la Revolución Serbia de 1804-1835, con todo su sacrificio y gloria. Un conflicto sangriento con muchas similitudes con los de los protagonistas europeos. La Revolución Serbia se libró en busca de libertad, paz y autogobierno. El destino de las pequeñas naciones europeas ha venido dictado a menudo por los grandes acontecimientos geopolíticos globales. Como las acciones de las grandes potencias mundiales casi sin excepciones...
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This is a one-stop introduction to the multifaceted phenomenon of the 'Arab Spring', from the writers of Jadaliyya.
Covering the full range of issues involved in these historic events, from political economy and the role of social media, to international politics, gender, labour and the impact on culture, these firsthand accounts explore the inspirational uprisings in a way unavailable through mainstream Western and Arab media.
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A new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world
Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions transformed the Atlantic world. This book is the first to analyze these events through a comparative lens, revealing several central themes in the field of Atlantic history. From the murky position of the European empire between the Old and New Worlds to slavery and diaspora, Wim Klooster...
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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cultural Revolution, then keep reading...The Cultural Revolution, known in full as the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution," was launched by Mao Zedong, the chairman of the Communist Party of China, as a means of quashing capitalism in China. He wanted to ensure that the desire for a communist government would remain strong in the country long after his death. Like other previous leaders who...
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El valor histórico de la Revolución Francesa es incuestionable. Fue el periodo perfecto para decir que marcó un antes y un después en la historia de la humanidad, de ahí que merezca ser conocido y analizado de modo riguroso y didáctico.
La Revolución francesa conmocionó y transformó el mundo. Denunció un tipo de sociedad y construyó otra, anticipó la modernidad con la voluntad de instaurar un progreso permanente. Se erigió en modelo para...
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Ronald Reagan is overwhelmingly elected president of the United States on November 4, 1980. It's an avalanche: jimmy carter, the outgoing president and a democrat, who was running for re-election, suffers a humiliation as Ronnie, as his friends refer to him, wins in 45 of the 50 states. Despite the odds, Reagan's election to the white house was greeted with surprise: a former Hollywood actor who was well-known to television viewers was elected to...
9) The French Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Ten-Year Revolution in France and the Impact Made
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Explore the Captivating History of the French RevolutionFew historical events are as greatly revered and entirely misunderstood as the French Revolution that began in 1789. The memory of this complicated and lengthy political, violent uprising has been generally painted in broad-and oversimplified-strokes.While the French Revolution was certainly centered around two lavish monarchs and an enlightened common class, there was so much more going on behind...
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A brilliant new translation of a classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and art
The Ruin of Kasch takes up two subjects-"the first is Talleyrand, and the second is everything else," wrote Italo Calvino when the book first appeared in 1983. Hailed as one of those rare books that persuade us to see our entire civilization in a new light, its guide is the French statesman Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, who knew the secrets...
11) Marie Antoinette: A Captivating Guide to the Last Queen of France Before and During the French Re
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Explore the Captivating Life of Marie AntoinetteMarie Antoinette is one of history's most celebrated queens thanks to her style and confidence, yet generally she is perceived as a greedy and selfish mistress of France.Born into a life of pure luxury as a Princess of Austria, Marie was very young when she was shipped abroad to await her turn as the Queen of France. She was forced all at once to come to terms with a foreign language, a different culture,...
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"Resistance As Idea And Action" is a profound exploration of the relentless human spirit in the face of oppression and occupation. This meticulously researched book delves into the myriad forms of resistance throughout history, from individual acts of defiance to large-scale revolts. A serious and thought-provoking tone illuminates the bravery and determination of those who have dared to challenge oppressive regimes and power structures. This book...
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The ideals of the French Revolution inflamed a longing for liberty and equality within courageous, freethinking women of the era-women who played vital roles in the momentous events that reshaped their nation and the world. In Liberty, Lucy Moore paints a vivid portrait of six extraordinary Frenchwomen from vastly different social and economic backgrounds who helped stoke the fervor and idealism of those years, and who risked everything to make their...
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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. Reading aloud, he declared a strike for Irish freedom against the world's greatest imperial power.
The Easter Rising, as the six days of intense, bloody fighting that followed came to be known, set the course for the next 100 years of Irish history; the 'Heroes of '16'...
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By exploring the complexities of enslavement in the autobiography of Cuban slave-poet Juan Francisco Manzano (1797—1854), Gerard Aching complicates the universally recognized assumption that a slave's foremost desire is to be freed from bondage. As the only slave narrative in Spanish that has surfaced to date, Manzano's autobiography details the daily grind of the vast majority of slaves who sought relief from the burden of living under slavery....
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The "story of the recent Egyptian revolution as experienced by Cairo's citizens. Steavenson takes us to the heart of the revolution and paints ... portraits of ordinary Egyptians grappling with hope and change amid violence and bloodshed. Here is Bakr, a young man from the slums with his homemade pistol; a seasoned observer who gives up on analysis; a leader who doesn't want to lead thrust uncomfortably into the spotlight; a Muslim Brotherhood politician...
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Following up on one of the most exciting fantasy debuts, The Daughters of Izdihar, Hadeer Elsbai concludes her Alamaxa Duology—inspired by Egyptian history and myth—with a tale of magic, war, betrayal, sisterhood, and love.
The world is on fire...but some women can control it.
The Daughters of Izdihar—a group of women fighting for the vote and against the patriarchal rule of Parliament—have finally
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Black History Facts You Didn't Learn in School is a historical guide on Black Americans' accomplishments, contributions, and struggles. It includes the experiences of Black individuals who have often been marginalized, overlooked, or omitted from mainstream historical accounts.From the resilience of women like Anna Douglass, first wife of Frederick Douglass, to the many Black communities that prospered, recognizing and celebrating Black history helps...
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Welcome to "Quranic Wisdom through Scientific Eyes." This book is all about connecting the dots between what the Quran says and what science tells us. We're on a journey to show that the teachings in the Quran align with what we've discovered through science. First up, in "Some Evidence For The Truth Of Islam," we're going to lay down some solid reasons why Islam makes sense. We're going to dig into Quranic verses and highlight how they match up with...
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"Winner of the Fondazione Roma Sapienza Book Prize" "Longlisted for the Runciman Award, Anglo-Hellenic League" Maurizio Isabella is professor of modern history at Queen Mary University of London. He is the author of Risorgimento in Exile and the coauthor of Mediterranean Diasporas: Politics and Ideas in the Long Nineteenth Century.
An examination of revolutions in the Iberian and Italian peninsulas, Sicily and Greece in the 1820s that reveals a...
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