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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryThe ABC of National Liberation Movements Draper, Hal Article 1969 A war is politics continued by other, that is forcible, means. Our attitude toward a war must be congruent with our attitude toward the politics of which it is the continuation. This determines our pr... Africa in Crisis: The Causes, The Cures of Environmental Bankruptcy Timberlake, Lloyd Book Africa in Crisis looks at the causes of African famine and how it is a symbol of a much deeper crisis. African droughts and famines are not just the results of a lack of rain but the end result of a ... American Civil War: Connexipedia Article Article Also known as the War Between the States and several other names, this was a civil war in the United States of America in which eleven Southern slave states declared their secession from the United St... Behind the Confederate Flag Controversy: The Unfinished Civil War: Against The Current vol. 85 Miah, Malik Article 2000 Some 50,000 people, ninety percent African Americans, marched in Columbia, South Carolina, on January 17, the federal holiday honoring the great civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. The march p... The Case for Staying in Iraq: Against The Current vol. 122 Baldock, Kate Article 2006 I don't support an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, because I think it would probably make an already bad situation much worse. Of course, there's no guarantee that continuing the occupation will... The Challenge to Violence: New Internationalist August 2005 - #381 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 Stories which explain the power of nonviolent actions and how they have made a difference in the world. The Civil War in France  Marx, Karl Book 1871 Written by Karl Marx as an address to the General Council of the International, with the aim of distributing to workers of all countries a clear understanding of the character and world-wide significa... Congo's War, Women's Holocaust: Against The Current vol. 133 Against The Current Article 2008 Which current war has taken more lives than the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Darfur put together? Connexions: Volume 7, Number 2 - May 1982 - Canada-Latin America/Le Canada-L'Amerique Latine Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 The Danger in Lebanon: Against The Current vol. 120 Achcar, Gilbert Article 2006 The assasination [of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri] resulted in the intensification of the campaign by the USA and France against the Syrian presence and influence in Lebanon. This press... Defeat of Reconstruction and the Betrayal of Black Freedom Part Two Wilde, Alan Article 2014 During Reconstruction, black people fought to assert their American-ness. Throughout the South, it was blacks and their allies who would march, parade and celebrate the Fourth of July, but not out of ... Easily Led: A History of Propaganda Thomson, Oliver Book 1999 From Ancient Sumer to modern Poland, Thomson traces the use of propaganda and its influence on human events. The erasure of Syrian voices in Western media Khalek, Rania Article 2017 Trapped between a police state and Al Qaeda, average Syrians explain why they fear regime change. For Black Liberation Through Socialist Revolution! Part Two: How the Liberals and Reformists Derailed the Struggle for Integration Alexander, Don Article 2004 There is a lot of talk today about multiculturalism, diversity, whiteness and "racialized subjects" and other liberal jargon that essentially attempts to erase the centrality of anti-black racism and ... Gaza: Life and death under Israel's drones Cook, Jonathan Article 2013 There are many things to fear in Gaza. Drones are increasingly being used for surveillance and extra-judicial execution in parts of the Middle East, especially by the US. There are no statistics that... The History of Costa Rica Molina, Ivan; Palmer, Steven Book 1998 An overview of Costa Rican history with an emphasis on how Costa Ricans have been able to make their own history, "though they do not make it just as they choose." Homage to Catalonia Orwell, George Book 1938 George Orwell's account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. How Brown Moses exposed Syrian arms trafficking from his front room Weaver, Matthew Article 2013 A Leicester-based blogger's monitoring of weapons used in conflict has been taken up by media and human rights groups. Never having been near a warzone has not stopped him from breaking some of the mo... Interview with Gilbert Achcar: Against The Current vol. 122 Weissman, Susan Article 2006 On the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Susan Weissman interviewed Gilbert Achcar for her program, "Beneath the Surface," on KPFK, Pacifica radio in Los Angeles. In the following excerpt, A... Iraq: Guerrilla War in Sadr City: Against The Current vol. 114 Schwartz, Michael Article 2005 In attacking first Najaf, then Tal Afar and Samarra, and finally tackling the center of Sunni resistance in Fallujah, the United States was seeking to reverse this process. But these attacks were not... Lebanon: Dynamics of Conflict Odeh, B.J. Book In this clear delineation of the major forces at work in Lebanon, the author unravels the causes of the 1975-76 Civil War and relates them to subsequent events, including the Israeli invasion and its ... Libya's second civil war: From armed resistance to jihadist networks Haimzadeh, Patrick Article 2015 With the events that led to Gaddafi's fall, a civil war between local groups and rival militias started in Libya. Four years later IS has appeared, and the country seems on the brink of collapse. Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 22: Marx and Engels 1870 - 1871 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book Includes The Civil War in France and other materials on the Franco-Prussian War. Marxism and Freedom: From 1776 to Today Dunayevskaya, Raya Book 1958 Dunayevskaya argues that Marx's theory is the generalisation of the instinctive striving of the proletariat for a new social order, a truly human society. A Marxist History of the World part 80: Stalinism: the bitter fruit of revolutionary defeat Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner looks at the time when the Bolshevik regime turned in on itself and morphed into a mockery of its socialist ideals. Memory and Repression in El Salvador McAnarney, Alexandra Article 2013 The raid on Pro-Busqueda happened three days after the Salvadorean Supreme Court heard testimony from survivors of a 1982 raid carried out by government forces. Negroes in the Civil War James, C.L.R. (writing as J.R. Johnson) Article 1943 The struggle of the Negro masses derives its peculiar intensity from the simple fact that what they are struggling for is not abstract but is always perfectly visible around them. In their instinctive... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 31, 2014: Truth, justice and reconciliation Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Articles on truth, justice and reconciliation efforts in countries affected by civil war or internal conflict; Bone Collectors: the fate of the remains of Australian aboriginal people stolen from thei... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - August 27, 2017: Official Enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Why and how do some countries become 'enemies'? How and why do governments and media work in tandem to demonize official enemies? Who are the people who live in those countries, what are their lives l... A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium Harman, Chris Book 1999 Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. The Philosophy of Antonio Negri: Resistance in Practice Murphy, S. Timothy (ed.), Mustapha, Abdul-Karim (ed.) Book 2005 A Record of Resistance: Against The Current vol. 121 Feeley, Dianne Article 2006 Here is a stunning book, filled with photographs that record the suffering and strength of the indigenous population in the Guatemalan countryside over the past 15 years. In short essays and photos Ou... A Response to Critics: Against The Current vol. 123 Baldock, Kale Article 2006 David Finkel's comments (ATC 122) about my book Is Iraq Another Vietnam?, and about my position against immediately withdrawing the US military from Iraq, were well-informed and fair. So were the judg... The Russian Revolution Ninety Years After: Against The Current vol. 131 Mandel, David Article 2007 The October Revolution of 1917 in Russia was the most influential political event of the 20th century. But since history is written by the victors, it is not well known that October was the opening sh... The Socialist Register 1967: Volume 4: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1967 Svyazhsk Reissner, Larissa Article 1922 Larissa Reissner's vivid description of the 1918 battle for Svyazhsk during the Russian Civil War. Syria chemical warfare claims aim to provoke Western intervention Van Auken, Bill Article 2013 The unsubstantiated charges that the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad carried out a chemical weapons attack outside Damascus killing large numbers of civilians have all the hallmarks of a st... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBringing up the bodies in Bosnia Vulliamy, Ed 2016 Using cutting edge scientific research, an international organization is digging up mass graves to give victims' families some sense of closure and justice. Myanmar's forgotten guerrillas in the mist A battle for self - determination continues among the country's ethnic groups Philip, Bruno 2016 An examination of Myanmar's complex ethnic makeup and the rivalries that exist between these groups. Saving past is first step to the future Fick, Maggie 2010 The archives of southern Sudan are all currently housed in a tent donated by USAid. Many documents have been damaged due to the poor storage facilities. The Rift Valley Institute, a non-profit researc... There Was a Country A Personal History of Biafra Achebe, Chinua 2012 A coming of age account, set against the backdrop of the Nigerian Civil War, or the Biafran War, of 1967-1970. |
