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Book The Loneliest Revolution

Download or read book The Loneliest Revolution written by Ali Mirsepassi and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first-hand account of the Iranian Revolution, Mirsepassi deftly weaves together his memories of provincial life and radical activism in 1960s and 1970s Iran with insights gleaned in his subsequent career as a sociologist of Iran.

Book The Lonely Crowd

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  • Author : David Riesman
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1989
  • ISBN : 9780300001938
  • Pages : 315 pages

Download or read book The Lonely Crowd written by David Riesman and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Revolution s Toll

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  • Author : Audrey Glenn
  • Publisher : Daughters of Columbia Books
  • Release : 2021-11-11
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 287 pages

Download or read book Revolution s Toll written by Audrey Glenn and published by Daughters of Columbia Books. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A widow who may be ready to love again. A rakish duke who may not be reformed. Can they ever hope for a happy ending? Edward Beaufort, the Duke of Wessex, has traveled across an ocean in the midst of a war to find his little brother and heir. Having lost his own wife and son, Edward knows he must mend the breach between David and their family—especially if David is to one day assume the dukedom. Instead of welcoming him joyously, however, his brother wants nothing to do with Edward. Widowed by the redcoats four years before, Helen Carter’s primary concern is providing for her children. Fortunately, her brother-in-law David has taken her family into his home and sees to their every material need. When David’s brother appears and his pitiable attempts to reconcile with David fall short, Helen agrees to help the poor duke in his lost cause. A notorious rake ill at ease around children, Edward is nothing Helen would want, were she ever to remarry. But their platonic camaraderie grows into something deeper. If he ever hopes to win back his brother and to earn Helen’s love, Edward must prove he’s no longer a man who could only break hearts.

Book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone

Download or read book Surrounded by Others and Yet So Alone written by J. W. Freiberg and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ready for Revolution

Download or read book Ready for Revolution written by Stokely Carmichael and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-anticipated, riveting autobiography of the late Stokely Carmichael chronicles the legendary civil rights leader's work as the charismatic patriarch of Black Power, Pan-African activist, and social revolutionary - a major milestone in African-American autobiography. Populated with an international cast of luminaries, including James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, Miriam Makeba, Shirley Graham Du Bois, Toni Morrison, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro, this book captures the cultural upheavals that define the modern world.

Book Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution

Download or read book Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution written by Antony Cyril Sutton and published by CLAIRVIEW BOOKS. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why did the 1917 American Red Cross Mission to Russia include more financiers than medical doctors? Rather than caring for the victims of war and revolution, its members seemed more intent on negotiating contracts with the Kerensky government, and subsequently the Bolshevik regime. In a courageous investigation, Antony Sutton establishes tangible historical links between US capitalists and Russian communists. Drawing on State Department files, personal papers of key Wall Street figures, biographies and conventional histories, Sutton reveals: The role of Morgan banking executives in funnelling illegal Bolshevik gold into the US; the co-option of the American Red Cross by powerful Wall Street forces; the intervention by Wall Street sources to free the Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky, whose aim was to topple the Russian government; the deals made by major corporations to capture the huge Russian market a decade and a half before the US recognized the Soviet regime; the secret sponsoring of Communism by leading businessmen, who publicly championed free enterprise. Wall Street and the Bolshevik Revolution traces the foundations of Western funding of the Soviet Union. Dispassionately, and with overwhelming documentation, the author details a crucial phase in the establishment of Communist Russia. This classic study - first published in 1974 and part of a key trilogy - is reproduced here in its original form. (The other volumes in the series include Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler and a study of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 Presidential election in the United States.)

Book Counterrevolution

Download or read book Counterrevolution written by James H. Meisel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flow and counter flow of revolution and counterrevolution have become the norm of the twentieth century. In this fascinating and well-rounded volume, the author illuminates the revolutionary process as it has developed from antiquity to the present day, from the vantage points of political science, history, and sociology. Meisel's work is presented in the form of twelve absorbing episodes in the history of Western civilization. His remarkable for the detail with which he approaches a subject often difficult to define and even more difficult to explain. He suggests a new and highly useful perspective of history by viewing it as a process of revolution and counterrevolution and their transitional stages. As it is the nature of revolutions to fall short of their objectives and to enjoy only a brief heyday that becomes the stereotype accepted by posterity, the author emphasizes their antithetical closing phases--whose lessons posterity tends to forget. Meisel's belief is that second-echelon figures teach us more about the natural process of revolution than the atypical "men of destiny," and he illustrates his account with many portrayals of comparative unknowns who lived through all the stages of revolution and counterrevolution. But revolutions can also be aborted or be preceded by counterrevolutions, as Meisel demonstrates by enlightening analyses of Mussolini's coup d'utat, the origins of the Spanish Civil War, and General de Gaulle's defeat of a potential army insurrection in behalf of French Algeria. In this profound and wide-ranging work, Meisel achieves an admirable balance between theory, action, and biography. The result is a unique survey of revolutionary history, in which a sophisticated thinker provides on almost every page a deepening understanding of the problems of revolution for the scholar and student of political processes, political theory, and comparative politics. The reader with a lively interest in the modus operandi of history will also find this book compelling reading.

Book A Memoir of My Former Self

Download or read book A Memoir of My Former Self written by Hilary Mantel and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR GREATEST WRITERS In addition to her celebrated career as a novelist, Hilary Mantel contributed for years to newspapers and journals, unspooling stories from her own life and illuminating the world as she found it. “Ink is a generative fluid,” she explains. “If you don’t mean your words to breed consequences, don’t write at all.” A Memoir of My Former Self collects the finest of this writing over four decades. Her subjects are wide-ranging, sharply observed, and beautifully rendered. She discusses nationalism and her own sense of belonging; our dream life popping into our conscious life; the mythic legacy of Princess Diana; the many themes that feed into her novels—revolutionary France, psychics, Tudor England; and other novelists, from Jane Austen to V.S. Naipaul. She writes about her father and the man who replaced him; she writes fiercely and heartbreakingly about the battles with her health that she endured as a young woman, and the stifling years she found herself living in Saudi Arabia. Here, too, is her legendary essay “Royal Bodies,” on our endless fascination with the current royal family. From her unusual childhood to her all-consuming interest in Thomas Cromwell that grew into the Wolf Hall trilogy, A Memoir of My Former Self reveals the shape of Hilary Mantel’s life in her own luminous words, through “messages from people I used to be.” Filled with her singular wit and wisdom, it is essential reading from one of our greatest writers.

Book Journey from the Land of No

Download or read book Journey from the Land of No written by Roya Hakakian and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a charmed childhood in pre-revolutionary Iran - a time when veils for women were banned and miniskirts were all the rage - to awakening to the dawning of the Islamic Fundamentalist revolution, JOURNEY FROM THE LAND OF NO charts a brilliant young girl's coming of age as the world she knows and loves falls apart. Young Roya dreams of becoming an famous writer but the country beats her to growing up when Ayatollah Khomeyni returns after a 15-year exile and life in Iran is changed forever, from veils for women becoming mandatory to school friends accused of reading blasphemous books being escorted from class by guards, never to be seen again. Roya escaped only because her teacher risked her life to save such a talented writer. Roya and her friends become victims of an insidious war declared on Iran's female citizens: 'Between 1982 and 1990 an unknown number of Iranian women were raped on the eve of their executions by guards who alleged that killing a virgin was a sin in Islam.' At her loneliest, watching the world change below from her rooftop at night, Roya discovers the consolations of writing, a gift that will ultimately enable her to find her own voice and become her own person. But it was not to be for long in Iran. Forced to flee at 18, Hakakian reflects that 'When you have been a refugee, abandoned all your loves and your belongings, your memories become your belongings'. She has woven these memories into a powerfully evocative portrait of a turning point in history - and a timely reminder of the power of the human spirit.

Book Ernesto

Download or read book Ernesto written by Andrew Feldman and published by Melville House. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first North American scholar permitted to study in residence at Hemingway's beloved Cuban home comes a radically new understanding of “Papa’s” life in Cuba Ernest Hemingway first landed in Cuba in 1928. In some ways he never left. After a decade of visiting regularly, he settled near Cojímar—a tiny fishing village east of Havana—and came to think of himself as Cuban. His daily life among the common people there taught him surprising lessons, and inspired the novel that would rescue his declining career. That book, The Old Man and the Sea, won him a Pulitzer and, one year later, a Nobel Prize. In a rare gesture of humility, Hemingway announced to the press that he accepted the coveted Nobel “as a citizen of Cojímar.” In Ernesto, Andrew Feldman uses his unprecedented access to newly available archives to tell the full story of Hemingway’s self-professed Cuban-ness: his respect for Cojímar fishermen, his long-running affair with a Cuban lover, the warmth of his adoptive Cuban family, the strong influences on his work by Cuban writers, his connections to Cuban political figures and celebrities, his denunciation of American imperial ambitions, and his enthusiastic role in the revolution. With a focus on the island’s violent political upheavals and tensions that pulled Hemingway between his birthplace and his adopted country, Feldman offers a new angle on our most influential literary figure. Far from being a post-success, pre-suicide exile, Hemingway’s decades in Cuba were the richest and most dramatic of his life, and a surprising instance in which the famous American bully sought redemption through his loyalty to the underdog.

Book The Women of the Suffrage Movement

Download or read book The Women of the Suffrage Movement written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 6020 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Women of the Suffrage Movement anthology celebrates the pioneering spirits who galvanized a wave of demand for womens rights, especially the right to vote. Through an array of literary formsspeeches, letters, manifestosthe collection encapsulates the fervor, resilience, and collective resolve of an era. It highlights not only the diversity of strategies and rhetorical styles employed but also showcases seminal works that were central to influencing public opinion and legislative change. The anthology serves as a testament to the movement's complex tapestry, weaving together voices that, despite their different backgrounds and approaches, shared a common goal. The contributorsElizabeth Cady Stanton, Jane Addams, Ida Husted Harper, Emmeline Pankhurst, Anna Howard Shaw, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Alice Stone Blackwellare not merely authors; they are architects of change. Their contributions to the anthology and the movement span across continents, reflecting a transatlantic push for suffrage. The inclusion of different national contexts and feminist strategies illustrates the global scale of the fight for women's rights, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of the suffrage movements multifaceted nature and its intersection with other social reform activities of the time. This anthology is an indispensable resource for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the historical and intellectual underpinnings of the suffrage movement. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with the voices that shaped one of the most important social changes of the twentieth century. For scholars, students, and casual readers alike, The Women of the Suffrage Movement provides a rich educational experience, drawing connections between past and present struggles for equality and inspiring ongoing dialogue about the journey toward social justice and equity.

Book History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in America

Download or read book History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in America written by Harriot Stanton Blatch and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-12-10 with total page 5772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is produced by women's suffrage leaders: the Great Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage & Ida Husted Harper. It presents the complete history of the women's suffrage movement, primarily in the United States. This edition presents the major source for primary documentation about the women's suffrage movement from its beginnings through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which enfranchised women in the U.S. in 1920. In addition to the remarkable history of suffrage movements this collection is enriched with the biographies of the most influential figures of American movement for women's suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Jane Addams, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul.

Book The Complete History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in U S

Download or read book The Complete History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in U S written by Harriot Stanton Blatch and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-12-25 with total page 5773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited Suffrage Movement collection. The history of suffrage movements is produced by women's suffrage leaders: the Great Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage & Ida Husted Harper. It presents the complete history of the women's suffrage movement, primarily in the United States. This edition presents the major source for primary documentation about the women's suffrage movement from its beginnings through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which enfranchised women in the U.S. in 1920. In addition to the remarkable history this collection is enriched with the biographies of the most influential figures of American movement for women's suffrage: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Jane Addams, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul.

Book Women of the Suffrage Movement  Memoirs   Biographies of the Most Influential Suffragettes

Download or read book Women of the Suffrage Movement Memoirs Biographies of the Most Influential Suffragettes written by Jane Addams and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 6012 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This meticulously edited collection presents the most prominent figures of the Women's suffrage movement in the United States of America and the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Emmeline Pankhurst, Anna Howard Shaw, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Jane Addams, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul. This edition includes as well the complete 6 volume history of the movement - from its beginnings through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which enfranchised women in the U.S. in 1920. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929) was a British feminist, intellectual, political and union leader, and writer. Jane Addams (1860-1935), known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist, public philosopher, sociologist, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was a prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist.

Book VOTES FOR WOMEN  Complete History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in U S   Including Biographies   Memoirs of Most Influential Suffragettes

Download or read book VOTES FOR WOMEN Complete History of the Women s Suffrage Movement in U S Including Biographies Memoirs of Most Influential Suffragettes written by Harriot Stanton Blatch and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 5778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'VOTES FOR WOMEN: Complete History of the Women's Suffrage Movement in the U.S. (Including Biographies & Memoirs of Most Influential Suffragettes)', readers are presented with a meticulously curated anthology that spans a broad spectrum of literary styles, from impassioned speeches and enlightening biographies to riveting memoirs. This collection not only offers a comprehensive overview of the suffrage movement's landmarks but also underscores the diverse literary avenues through which these influential women advocated for change. It invites readers to explore the rich tapestry of narratives that underscore the significance of the movement, weaving together the personal with the political in a manner that is both educational and profoundly moving. The contributing authors and editors, battle-tested stalwarts of the womens suffrage movement such as Harriot Stanton Blatch, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, come from varied backgrounds, each bringing their unique perspective to the collective fight for womens rights. Their works represent significant contributions to both feminist literature and the broader socio-political landscape, reflecting the multifaceted nature of the movement itself. This anthology not only charts the historical and cultural milestones of women's suffrage but also aligns with broader literary movements that champion social justice, equity, and reform. 'VOTES FOR WOMEN' is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in the intersections of literature, history, and womens rights. This anthology offers a unique opportunity to engage with the voices that shaped one of the most defining movements in American history. It is not merely a book but a journey through the heart of the suffrage movement, inviting readers to ponder the sacrifices made and the victories gained in the quest for equality. Its educational value is immense, providing insights that are as relevant today as they were over a century ago, and fostering a dialogue between past and present struggles for gender equality.

Book Four Seasons of Loneliness

Download or read book Four Seasons of Loneliness written by J. W. Freiberg and published by J. Walter Freiberg, III. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prominent lawyer looks back on his career to explore the moving true stories of four individuals whose lives and law cases were deeply affected by their chronic loneliness.

Book Revue  R   volution  A Scholarly Review of Poetry  Art  Mythology and Philosophy

Download or read book Revue R volution A Scholarly Review of Poetry Art Mythology and Philosophy written by Murielle Mobengo and published by Revue Révolution - www.revuerevolution.com. This book was released on 2023-04-21 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aims & Scope Revue {R}évolution is an annual international journal publishing the finest works in classical/stylized poetry and Renaissance-inspired art. Our publication is based in New York, with branches in Paris, and seeks to revive the liberal arts in a contemporary context, bringing together cultures from the East, West, and Africa. Revue Révolution provides authoritative literature in poetry, philosophy, and art, breathing new life into timeless classics and ancient scriptures, revealing contemporary voices inspired by tradition. At the heart of Revue {R}’s publication lies a deep reverence for non-duality, mythology, and symbolism, intertwined with the roots of religion. These elements stand as the bedrock and guiding principles that shape the review's aesthetic vision and direction. Revue {R} offers an intellectual haven where classical philosophy–from the Vedic times to European continental philosophy– converges. The editors firmly believe that poetry and art can only flourish when grounded in reason and elevated, enlightened thinking. In every facet of thought, literary exploration, and artistic expression, Revue {R}évolution champions the pursuit of elegance. Mission Statement Transcendence, that is, movement from immanence to permanence, the relative to the Absolute, the human experience to the Divine, is at the core of Revue Revolution's philosophy. About the Editors Information about the Editors may be found here: https://www.revuerevolution.com/en/masthead Contact https://www.linkedin.com/company/revuerevolution/ _____________________ Beauty Almighty! Issue #5 (2023) Discover the blend of Beauty & Thought in the fifth issue of Revue {R}. Immerse yourself in subtle perspectives on Self, Nature, and Society. ART THEORY: Explore the potency of Beauty & colors with London-based artist in residence Maria Linares Freire MODERN PHILOSOPHY: Delve into your animal mind with German philosopher & poet Friedrich Nietzsche. SYMBOLISM: Unearth the secrets of enduring logo art, symbolism, and religion with poet Murielle Mobengo CHRONO(LOGIC): Delve into our Polymath Timeline Project, and relish the humorous academia escapade by New Yorker poet James B. Nicola. SCIENCE STORIES: Engage in an eye-opening conversation with scientist Keira Tucker (South Africa) of ASCUS Art & Science. POETRY APOTHEOSIS: Experience Kolkata poet Sourav Sengupta's profound thought and poetry in a culminating feast.