Revolutionary Lives – serie
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26 produkter
Toussaint Louverture
A Black Jacobin in the Age of Revolutions
Av Charles Forsdick, Christian Hogsbjerg
Häftad, 2017
226 kr
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'In overthrowing me, you have done no more than cut down the trunk of the tree of liberty - it will spring back from the roots, for they are numerous and deep.' - Toussaint LouvertureThe leader of the only successful slave revolt in history, Toussaint Louverture is seen by many to be one of the …
Victor Serge
Unruly Revolutionary
Häftad, 2025
241 kr
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'Superb … A vivid account of one of the most compelling lives in modern revolutionary history' - Maurice Casey, author of Hotel LuxIdeological schisms have always been a feature of the left, but for much of the early twentieth century they could be deadly. Few revolutionary figures managed to chart …
Gerrard Winstanley
The Digger's Life and Legacy
Av John Gurney
Häftad, 2012
311 kr
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Christian Communist, leader of the Diggers movement and bete noire of the landed aristocracy, Gerard Winstanley (1609-1676) was one of the founders of a movement which fought for the redistribution of land and the abolition of wages and property under Oliver Cromwell.John Gurney reveals the hidden …
Salvador Allende
Revolutionary Democrat
Häftad, 2013
311 kr
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This is a political biography of one of the 20th century’s most emblematic left-wing figures - Salvador Allende, who was president of Chile until he was ousted by General Pinochet in a US-supported coup in 1973.Victor Figueroa Clark guides us through Allende's life and political project, answering …
Leila Khaled
Icon of Palestinian Liberation
Av Sarah Irving
Häftad, 2012
224 kr
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Dubbed 'the poster girl of Palestinian militancy', Leila Khaled's image flashed across the world after she hijacked a passenger jet in 1969. The picture of a young, determined looking woman with a checkered scarf, clutching an AK-47, was as era-defining as that of Che Guevara.In this intimate …
Jean Paul Marat
Tribune of the French Revolution
Häftad, 2012
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
302 kr
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Jean-Paul Marat’s role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he is portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat’s contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, …
Ellen Wilkinson
From Red Suffragist to Government Minister
Häftad, 2014
311 kr
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Ellen Wilkinson was a key radical figure in the 20th century British socialist and feminist movement, a woman of passionate energy who was involved in most of the major struggles of her time. Born in October 1891 into a working-class textile family, Wilkinson was involved in women's suffrage, …
Sylvia Pankhurst
Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire
Häftad, 2013
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
227 kr
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From militant suffragette at the beginning of the twentieth century to campaigner against colonialism in Africa after the Second World War, Sylvia Pankhurst dedicated her life to fighting oppression and injustice. In this vivid biography Katherine Connelly examines Pankhurst's role at the forefront …
Mohandas Gandhi
Experiments in Civil Disobedience
Av Talat Ahmed
Häftad, 2019
224 kr
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Mohandas Gandhi, icon of Indian liberation, remains an inspiration for anti-capitalists and peace activists globally. His campaigns for national liberation based on non-violence and mass civil disobedience were critical to defeating the power of the British Empire.This biography examines his …
Mohandas Gandhi
Experiments in Civil Disobedience
Av Talat Ahmed
Inbunden, 2019
1006 kr
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Mohandas Gandhi, icon of Indian liberation, remains an inspiration for anti-capitalists and peace activists globally. His campaigns for national liberation based on non-violence and mass civil disobedience were critical to defeating the power of the British Empire.This biography examines his …
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poet and Revolutionary
Häftad, 2015
241 kr
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Percy Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. This biography emphasises the political, revolutionary side of his dramatic life. Shelley has long been revered for his poems To A Skylark and The Mask of Anarchy, but this was not always the case. During his short and tragic …
Hugo Chavez
Socialist for the Twenty-first Century
Häftad, 2014
311 kr
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When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned. In an age where most politicians inspire only apathy and cynicism, Chavez's popularity, radicalism and vibrant personality were truly unique.Released one year after Chavez's unexpected death, this …
Hugo Chavez
Socialist for the Twenty-first Century
Inbunden, 2014
1006 kr
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When Hugo Chavez, then President of Venezuela, died in 2013, millions across the globe mourned. In an age where most politicians inspire only apathy and cynicism, Chavez's popularity, radicalism and vibrant personality were truly unique.Released one year after Chavez's unexpected death, this …
W.E.B. Du Bois
Revolutionary Across the Color Line
Häftad, 2016
241 kr
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On the 27th August, 1963, the day before Martin Luther King electrified the world from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial with the immortal words, 'I Have a Dream', the life of another giant of the Civil Rights movement quietly drew to a close in Accra, Ghana: W.E.B. DuBois. In this new biography, …
Paul Robeson
The Artist as Revolutionary
Av Gerald Horne
Häftad, 2016
241 kr
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A world-famous singer and actor, a trained lawyer, an early star of American professional football and a polyglot who spoke over a dozen languages. These could be the crowning achievements of a life well-lived, yet for Paul Robeson the higher calling of social justice led him to abandon both the …
Frantz Fanon
Philosopher of the Barricades
Av Peter Hudis
Häftad, 2015
233 kr
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Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a Caribbean and African psychiatrist, philosopher and revolutionary whose works, including Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth are hugely influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and post-Marxism. His legacy remains with us …
Frantz Fanon
Philosopher of the Barricades
Av Peter Hudis
Inbunden, 2015
1006 kr
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Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was a Caribbean and African psychiatrist, philosopher and revolutionary whose works, including Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth are hugely influential in the fields of post-colonial studies, critical theory, and post-Marxism. His legacy remains with us …
William Godwin
A Political Life
Häftad, 2019
224 kr
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'Government by its very nature counteracts the improvement of original mind' - William GodwinWilliam Godwin was the first major anarchist thinker in the Anglophone world, who rocked the establishment at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Famously married to Mary Wollstonecraft, father to Mary …
William Godwin
A Political Life
Inbunden, 2019
1006 kr
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'Government by its very nature counteracts the improvement of original mind' - William GodwinWilliam Godwin was the first major anarchist thinker in the Anglophone world, who rocked the establishment at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Famously married to Mary Wollstonecraft, father to Mary …
John Maclean
Hero of Red Clydeside
Av Henry Bell
Häftad, 2018
224 kr
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'I am not here, then, as the accused; I am here as the accuser of capitalism dripping with blood from head to foot' – John Maclean, Speech from the Dock, 1918.Feared by the government, adored by workers, celebrated by Lenin and Trotsky; the head of British Military Intelligence called John Maclean …
John Maclean
Hero of Red Clydeside
Av Henry Bell
Inbunden, 2018
1006 kr
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'I am not here, then, as the accused; I am here as the accuser of capitalism dripping with blood from head to foot' – John Maclean, Speech from the Dock, 1918.Feared by the government, adored by workers, celebrated by Lenin and Trotsky; the head of British Military Intelligence called John Maclean …
James Baldwin
Living in Fire
Häftad, 2024
224 kr
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'A scrupulous biography' Publishers Weekly'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' Kirkus'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious MonkJames Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, …
James Baldwin
Living in Fire
Inbunden, 2019
311 kr
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'A scrupulous biography' Publishers Weekly'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' Kirkus'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious MonkJames Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some of the most important literary works of his time, …
Martin Monath
A Jewish Resistance Fighter Among Nazi Soldiers
Häftad, 2019
241 kr
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A dramatisation of Martin Monath's short life (1913-1944) would need little artistic embellishment; his identity shrouded in mystery, and executed by the Gestapo - twice - the historical record reads like a detective novel.Pieced together for the first time by Wladek Flakin, this biography tells …
Martin Monath
A Jewish Resistance Fighter Among Nazi Soldiers
Inbunden, 2019
1006 kr
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A dramatisation of Martin Monath's short life (1913-1944) would need little artistic embellishment; his identity shrouded in mystery, and executed by the Gestapo - twice - the historical record reads like a detective novel.Pieced together for the first time by Wladek Flakin, this biography tells …
Victor Grayson
In Search of Britain's Lost Revolutionary
Av Harry Taylor
Inbunden, 2021
311 kr
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Steeped in conspiracy, scandal and socialism – the disappearance of radical icon Victor Grayson is a puzzle that’s never been solved. A firebrand and Labour politician who rose to prominence in the early twentieth century, Grayson was idolised by hundreds of thousands of Britons but despised by the …
