A Marxist History of the World

A Marxist History of the World
Author: Neil Faulkner
Publisher: Pluto Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-04-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780745332147

This magisterial analysis of human history - from "Lucy," the first hominid, to the Great Recession of 2008 - combines the insights of earlier generations of Marxist historians with radical new ideas about the historical process.Reading history against the grain, Neil Faulkner reveals that what happened in the past was not predetermined. Choices were frequent and numerous. Different outcomes - liberation or barbarism - were often possible. Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Faulkner contends that it is the mass action of ordinary people that drives great events.At the beginning of the 21st century - with economic disaster, war, climate catastrophe and deep class divisions - humans face perhaps the greatest crisis in the long history of our species. The lesson of A Marxist History of the World is that, since we created our past, we can also create a better future.

Origins of the French Revolution

Origins of the French Revolution
Author: William Doyle
Publisher:
Total Pages: 247
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198731744

The revised and updated 3rd edition of the Origins of the French Revolution emphasises the Revolution's social & economic origins & critically appraises the results of a new generation of research findings and interpretation.

Revolutionary France 1770-1880

Revolutionary France 1770-1880
Author: François Furet
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 642
Release: 1995-11-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780631198086

Revolutionary France d is a vivid narrative history. It is also a radical reinterpretation of the period, and testimony to the power both of ideas and of personality in movements of the past.

French Emigrants in Revolutionised Europe

French Emigrants in Revolutionised Europe
Author: Laure Philip
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2019-11-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030274357

The French emigration was an exilic movement triggered by the 1789 French Revolution with long-lasting social, cultural, and political impacts that continued well into the nineteenth century. At times paradoxical, the political and legal implications of being an émigré are detangled in this edited collection, thus bringing to light unexpected processes of tensions and compromises between the exiles and their host societies. The refugee/host contact points also fostered a series of cultural transfers. This book argues that the French emigration ought to be seen within the broader context of an ‘Age of Exile’, a notion that better encompasses the dynamics of migration that forced many to re-imagine their relation to a nation and define their displaced identities. Revisiting the historiography of the last twenty years from an interdisciplinary perspective, this volume challenges pre-existing beliefs on the journeys and re-settlements – in Europe and beyond – of the French émigré community.

Interpreting the French Revolution

Interpreting the French Revolution
Author: François Furet
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1981-09-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521280495

The author applies the philosophies of Alexis de Tocqueville and Augustin Cochin to both historical and contemporary explanations of the French Revolution.

Timetables of World Literature

Timetables of World Literature
Author: George Thomas Kurian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2003
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780816041978

Which authors were contemporaries of Charles Dickens? Which books, plays, and poems were published during World War II? Who won the Pulitzer Prize in the year you were born? Timetables of World Literature is a chronicle of literature from ancient times through the 20th century. It answers the question "Who wrote what when?" and allows readers to place authors and their works in the context of their times. A chronology of the best in global writing, this valuable resource lists more than 12,000 titles and 9,800 authors, includes all genres of literature from more than 58 countries, and covers 41 languages. It is divided into seven sections, spanning the Classical Age (to 100 CE), the Middle Ages (100–1500 CE), and the 16th through the 20th centuries. Comprehensive in scope, Timetables of World Literature provides students, researchers, and browsers with basic facts and a worldwide perspective on literature through time. Four extensive indexes by author, title, language/nationality, and genre make research quick and easy. Features include: Birth and death dates as well as nationalities of authors and other literary figures Winners of major literary prizes and awards, such as the Nobel Prize in Literature and the Pulitzer Prizes, for each year Brief discussions of literary developments in each period or century, and the relationship of literature to the social and political climate Timelines of key historical events in each century.

A Companion to the French Revolution

A Companion to the French Revolution
Author: Peter McPhee
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2014-12-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1118977521

A Companion to the French Revolution comprises twenty-nine newly-written essays reassessing the origins, development, and impact of this great turning-point in modern history. Examines the origins, development and impact of the French Revolution Features original contributions from leading historians, including six essays translated from French. Presents a wide-ranging overview of current historical debates on the revolution and future directions in scholarship Gives equally thorough treatment to both causes and outcomes of the French Revolution