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This book examines the European world before 1789, recounts the history of the revolution in France itself and then explores its monumental impact on European society. The book focusses on the cause……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1979, traces the growth of English radicalism from the time of Wilkes to the final suppression of the radical societies in 1799. The metropolitan radical movement ……続きを見る

Before the Terror and then the Napoleonic Wars made it impracticable to travel through France, many young British men and women were able to watch at first hand the changes taking place in French so……続きを見る

Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies. As th……続きを見る

Originally published in 1956, this masterly essay weaves together the results of research with an independence of judgement which could only come from a long-established expert in the field of Revol……続きを見る

A short history summarising the transformation of Barcelona’s CNT Defence Committees during the 1930s from their origins as street fighting units to their reorganisation as integrated combat/ intell……続きを見る

This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the pre……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1992, traces the discourse on the French Revolution in Germany and its contributors investigate the processes and results of adopting or rejecting the values of th……続きを見る

Irish men and women joined the Easter Rising on April 14, 1916. They did so for true Irish independence, an end to prejudice against minorities and freedom from British rule. The Easter Rising began……続きを見る

‘Based on research among thousands of unpublished documents concealed in the Communist Party archives until the fall of the regime, Lenin: Life and Legacy is a crushing indictment of the regime’s fo……続きを見る

Michel Bühler, en écrivant à ses neveux, pose un regard à la fois critique et poétique sur le conflit générationnel entre les enfants d'hier et d'aujourd'hui Que nous est-il arrivé ? Je compare l’au……続きを見る

La société des amis des noirs a annoncé, dans sa seconde adresse à l’assemblée nationale, le serment que tous ses membres avoient fait, de ne point interrompre leurs travaux, que la traite des ……続きを見る

Die Stimmen von Napoleons verlorenen Soldaten. In diesem Buch geht es nicht um die militärische Geschichte des Krieges von 1812, sondern um das Kriegserleben des Einzelnen, dargestellt in Briefen, T……続きを見る

Ce qu’on entend par le mot Nègres. Sous cette dénomination doit-on comprendre tous les Noirs ? Disparité d’opinion sur leur origine. Unité du type primitif de la race humaine. Sous le nom d’Éthiopie……続きを見る

... Contrastando la información queda claro que los objetivos de Casado diferían mucho de los planteamientos de los libertarios y de los caballeristas. De hecho, nadie creía en una rendición incondi……続きを見る

Make history fun even with all the dates and information in tact with the use of this accurately summarized history book. The use of pictures and select texts attract the attention and make the less……続きを見る

A masterful and forensic study of the last year of Nicholas II’s reign, from a world-leading scholar of Russian history. ‘Outstanding . . . essential reading’ – Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Mail on S……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Révolution française de 1789 en moins d’une heure ! Tournant crucial de l’Histoire de France, la Révolution française inaugure une ère fortement trou……続きを見る

Une vingtaine de portraits de femmes au destin exceptionnel qui ont vécu la Révolution française entre drame et passion. Une grande fresque historique inédite. Reine des Merveilleuses, avocate par p……続きを見る

« J'étais républicaine bien avant la Révolution », tels furent les mots de Charlotte Corday lors de son procès. Mais à l'époque on refusa de l'entendre et la légende tenace s'est perpétuée jusqu'à a……続きを見る

**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding** The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, ……続きを見る

De profesión obrero albañil, en su juventud se afilió a la Confederación Nacional del Trabajo, participando en la agrupación anarquista "Los Indomables" y colaborando con otra llamada "Los Solidario……続きを見る

La question que j’ai l’honneur de porter devant la Chambre n’est pas une question de parti ; elle est indépendante également de l’opinion que chacun de nous peut avoir sur les avantages ou les ……続きを見る

BARRICADES IN BARCELONA focuses on Barcelona in 1936-1937; it provides an account of the street battles and victory of July 1936, examines the defence and neighborhood committees that defeated the u……続きを見る

‘Absorbing… I now place Volkogonov’s great biographical triptych [Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky] at the top of my reading list on the Russian revolution.’ Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times Following Stalin (199……続きを見る

Mit seinen Napoleon-Büchern "1812“ und "1815“ ist Adam Zamoyski auch in Deutschland zum Bestsellerautor geworden. Nun erzählt der polnisch-britische Historiker, wie nach dem Ende Napoleons aus der A……続きを見る

Wer die USA verstehen will, muss zu ihrem Ursprungsmythos zurückgehen: zur Amerikanischen Revolution. Mit der Boston Tea Party begann 1763 der Aufstand gegen die britische Kolonialherrschaft. Die Ge……続きを見る

The Dhufar revolution in Oman (1965-1976) was the longest running major armed struggle in the history of the Arabian Peninsula, Britain's last classic colonial war in the region, and one of the high……続きを見る

In a projected four-volume series, The Common Law in Colonial America, William E. Nelson will show how the legal systems of Britain's thirteen North American colonies, which were initially establish……続きを見る

**Alan Taylor is featured in THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a film by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt on PBS "Excellent…deserves high praise. Mr. Taylor conveys this sprawling continental his……続きを見る