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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 Age of Empire 1875 - 1914 Hobsbawm, E.J. Book 1987 Covers the rise of bourgeois society, the growth of free market capitalism and the expansion of European colonialism abroad. Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century 1914 - 1991  Hobsbawm, Eric Book 1994 A overview of the history of the years 1914 - 1991. The Age of Permanent Revolution: A Trotsky Anthology Deutscher, Isaac Book 1964 A collection of writings by Leon Trotsky. The Approaching Storm: One Woman's Story of Germany 1934-1938 Waln, Nora Book 1939 Nora Waln, a Quaker journalist, chronicles her experience living in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. During those four years, she took covert notes, bearing witness to the rise of Hitler. At the Lenin Shipyards: Poland and the Rise of the Solidarity Trade Union Persky, Stan Book 1981 A first-hand account of the rise of the Solidarity trade union in Poland. Christopher Who? -- Discovering the Americas McKenna, Paul; Taylor, Norman Article 1990 Columbus seen as a conqueror. 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... Connexions Library: Europe Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on Europe. The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Marx, Karl Book 1852 Marx wrote The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon between December 1851 and March 1852. The "Eighteenth Brumaire" refers to November 9, 1799 in the French Revolutionary Calendar -- the day the fir... Eurocentrism Amin, Samir Book Amin argues that Eurocentrism is an ideological distortion, a myth and historical fallacy and argues for a new social, economic, cultural and political system based on socialist universalism. Expulsion of Germans after World War II: Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Article By the end of World War II, most of the German population fled or was expelled from areas outside the territory of post-war Germany and post-war Austria, The Expulsion of the Germans Zayas, Alfred de Article 1999 If the conscience of men ever again becomes sensitive, these expulsions will be remembered to the undying shame of all who committed or connived them... The Germans were expelled, not just with an abs... Fires of Hatred: Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe Naimark, Norman M. Book 2002 A history of genocide, ethnic cleansing and forced deportation of ethnic groups in the 20th century. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus Mann, Charles. C. Book 2005 A portrait of human life in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus. French Army Mutinies (1917): Connexipedia Article Article Involved nearly half of the French infantry divisions stationed on the western front. French Revolution of 1848: Connexipedia Article Article One of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe. Gedenkstatte Deutscher Widerstand: Exhbition Resistance to National Socialsim Steinbach, Peter Book 1993 A thorough and chronological account of the many forms of resistance to Nazism in Germany. German Revolution of 1918-19: Connexipedia Article Article The politically-driven civil conflict in Germany at the end of World War I. Germany and European Civilization James, C.L.R. (writing as J.R. Johnson) Article 1944 From at least the time of the publication of Capital to the present day, all political and social thought, particularly in Europe, have revolved around the ideas of Marxism. And these ideas were nouri... The Great Transformation: The political and economic origins of our time Polanyi, Karl Book 1944 Polanyi analyzes the social and political upheavals that took place in England during the rise of the market economy. Polanyi contends that the modern market economy and the modern nation-state should... A Green History of the World: The Environment and the Collapse of Great Civilizations Ponting, Clive Book 1991 Ponting tracks the "green" history of the world showing how throughout history civilizations have collapsed when they exhausted the earth's natural resources. Hamburg at the Barricades Reissner, Larissa Book 1925 Articles by the revolutionary journaliist Larissa Reissner, covering the Hamburg uprising of 1923 and the life and times for Germany in the years 1923-1925. Hungarian Revolution of 1848: Connexipedia Article Article One of many revolutions that year and closely linked to other revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas. Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Connexipedia Article Article A spontaneous nationwide revolt against the Stalinist government of the People's Republic of Hungary. Hungary 56 Anderson, Andy Book 1964 The Hungarian Revolution was far more than a national uprising or than an attempt to change one set of rulers for another. It was a social revolution in the fullest sense of the term. Irish War of Independence: Connexipedia Article Article A guerrilla war mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume I: State and Bureaucracy Draper, Hal Book 1977 A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy. Kiel Naval Mutiny (Wilhelmshaven mutiny): Connexipedia Article Article A major mutiny by sailors of the German High Seas Fleet in October 1918. A Marxist History of the World part 29: The peculiarity of Europe: e Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Why Europe? Why was it that the second great transformation in human existence - the development of capitalism and industrial society - was pioneered on the western edge of the Eurasian land-mass? A Marxist History of the World part 35: The new colonialism Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 The Portuguese and Spanish overseas empires founded at the beginning of the 16th century were soon followed by Dutch, English, and French empires. Neil Faulkner looks at how the transformation of the ... A Marxist History of the World part 38: The Dutch Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 For more than 40 years, with wildly fluctuating fortunes, the Dutch Revolution of 1566-1609 took the form of a protracted popular war of national defence against the Spanish Empire. A Marxist History of the World part 39: The Thirty Years War Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Between 1618 and 1648 Germany was wrecked by insecurity, depopulation, disruption to trade, the destruction of property, and military plundering. Neil Faulkner looks at The Thirty Years War. A Marxist History of the World part 52: The 1848 Revolutions Faulkner, Neil Article 2011 Even when progress is reversed, some hard-won gains are permanent. Neil Faulkner examines how the counter-revolution in 1848 failed to entirely turn the clock back. A Marxist History of the World part 59: The Franco-Prussian War Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 In this week's chapter of the Marxist History series Neil Faulkner looks at how Germany’s ruling elite brought about a bourgeois revolution ‘from above’. A Marxist History of the World part 61: The Long Depression, 1873-1896 Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 Neil Faulkner writes about the The Long Depression – an unprecedented economic slump which started the countdown to the First World War. A Marxist History of the World part 67: Reform or Revolution? Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 The world Socialist movement was blown apart as its members supported the First World War. Neil Faulkner looks at how the question of reform or revolution lay behind the split. A Marxist History of the World part 68: 1914: descent into barbarism Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 In the summer of 1914 capitalism tipped humanity into an abyss of barbarism that would leave millions dead. Neil Faulkner looks at the First World War. A Marxist History of the World part 70: 1917: the February Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 As WWI turned into a protracted, bloody struggle the initial enthusiasm gave way to growing class tensions which exploded first in Russia's February Revolution. A Marxist History of the World part 75: The German Revolution Faulkner, Neil Article 2012 At the end of the First World War, the epicentre of revolution moved from Petrograd to Berlin. Why did the German communists fail where the Bolsheviks had succeded? May 1968 in France: Connexipedia Article Article May 1968, referring to the period when the events occurred in France, saw the largest general strike that ever stopped the economy of an advanced industrial country,[1] the first wildcat general strik... The New-Old World Anderson, Perry Book 2009 Perry Anderson presents an analysis of Europe's development since the end of the Cold War. In his analysis, Anderson cuts through some myths about continental Europe and the European Union. The Peasant War in Germany Engels, Friedrich Book 1850 The Peasant War in Germany was the first history book to assert that the real motivating force behind the Reformation and 16th-century peasant war was socio-economic (class conflict) rather than "mere... 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 Perspective of the World: Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Vol. 3 Braudel, Fernand Book 1984 Pocket History of the British Working Class Postgate, Raymond Book 1942 A brief history of the British working class. Popular revolt in late medieval Europe: Connexipedia Article Article Popular revolts in late medieval Europe were uprisings and rebellions by (typically) peasants in the countryside, or the bourgeois in towns, against nobles, abbots and kings during the upheavals of th... Prague Spring: Connexipedia Article Article A period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia in 1968. Rethinking The Idea Of 'Christian Europe' Malik, Kenan Article 2011 Looking to the traditional, moral and identity platform of Christianity in Europe. Revolutions of 1848: Connexipedia Article Article A series of political upheavals throughout the European continent. Described by some historians as a revolutionary wave, the period of unrest began in France and then, further propelled by the French ... Revolutions of 1848 in the German states: Connexipedia Article Article "Germany" at the time of the Revolutions of 1848 was a collection of 39 states loosely bound together in the German Confederation. As nationalist sentiment crystallized into resistance to the traditio... Romanian Revolution of 1989: Connexipedia Article Article A week-long series of increasingly violent riots and fighting in late December 1989 that overthrew the Government of Nicolae Ceausescu. Seeds of Fire: A People's Chronology Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Recalling events that happened on this day in history. Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence. Social Democracy and the Paradox of the Vanguard: Rudolf Hilferding's Odyssey Smaldone, William Article 1998 THE NAZI SEIZURE of power in the winter of 1933 marked the total failure of the reformist project of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and brought about the party's virtual destruction. From ex... The Socialist Register 1966: Volume 3: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1966 Spanish Revolution: Connexipedia Article Article A workers' social revolution that began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936. A Terrible Revenge: The Ethnic Cleansing of the East European Germans, 1944-1950 Zayas, Alfred-Maurice de Book 1994 About the expulsion of Germans after World War II. This Rough Game: Fascism and Anti-Fascism Renton, David Book 2001 Renton describes the rise of European Fascism, the condition of Weimar Germany, British fascism, Battle of Cable Street and Hitler's life. U.S. Labor's Subterranean Fire: Against The Current vol. 131 Post, Charlie Article 2007 The broad outlines of the crisis of the U.S. labor movement -— sharply declining union density, concession bargaining, failures to organize the growing non-union manufacturing and service sectors, the... Velvet Revolution: Connexipedia Article Article A non-violent revolution in Czechoslovakia that saw the overthrow of the Communist government in 1989. Victims of the European revolutions Djuric, Rajko Article 1991 European gypsy communities have historically been, and remain, the most marginalized social group. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Connexipedia Article Article The Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi Germany's effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to Treblin... Warsaw Uprising: Connexipedia Article Article A struggle by the Polish Home Army to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation during World War II. 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. Judt, Tony Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Tony Robert Judt was a British historian, essayist, and university professor. The Oxford History of Modern War Townshend, Charles 1997 The book is a military history, principally from the defeat of the Ottoman besiegers of Vienna in 1683. |
