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From  NEW! The French RevolutionFrom: Myths of Modern History |
The book begins with the myth of the French Revolution, the “original catastrophe” (Urkatastrofe, to use a term coined by German historians) of modern history, and the wars that … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 34 | 2022 | $3.40 Add |
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From  The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Causes, Aims, and Course of Events |
On October 23, 1956, a revolution broke out in Budapest and spread all over the country in just a few days. The demonstrators, strikers, armed insurgents, leaders of the organizations of the … | János M. Rainer | 20 | 2010 | $2.60 Add |
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From  The Pursuit of Global Justice |
In this reading, human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan begins by recalling his experiences as a human rights lawyer in The Hague. He describes notable cases he was involved in and how it shaped his … | Payam Akhavan | 85 | 2017 | $10.20 Add |
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From  “… the elementary relationship between land and people …”: Geographical and Ethnological Paradigms / Early Geographical Studies, 1881-1883: Inuit Occupancy in the ArcticChapters 1 and 2 From: The Franz Boas Enigma |
Chapter 1 discusses Franz Boas’ life and research/various publications and their importance as well as explores his interests, academic directions, and influences. Chapter 2 explores … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 20 | 2014 | $2.00 Add |
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From Could the Hungarian Revolution Have Succeeded in 1956? Myths, Legends, and Illusions |
Whether it could have been otherwise is the most frequent and poignant question for contemporaries and posterity alike when a revolution or an uprising has failed. Was defeat inevitable, or might … | Csaba Békés | 21 | 2010 | $2.73 Add |
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From  Mussolini the Champion of Land ReclamationDid the Duce drain the marshes? |
This chapter looks at the supposed success of Mussolini’s fascists in the area of bonifica, or land reclamation, exploring the actual results and data resulting from their efforts. It also … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Notes on Dates and Place NamesFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Notes on the dates and place names relevant to the text. | Myrna Kostash | 4 | 2022 | $0.40 Add |
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From  The Bogeyman is ComingCeuta and Melilla From: Walls |
This chapter discusses the wall that stands between Spain and Morocco and the plight of those migrants that try to cross into Spain, and into Europe. | Marcello Di Cintio | 21 | 2013 | $2.10 Add |
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From  NEW! The Future of FuturismFrom the Avant-Garde to the Neo-Avant-Garde, or, How to Imagine Communism by Other Means From: Spectres of Fascism |
This chapter offers a remapping of the lineage of the futurist movement through historical and structural lines of reasoning. The author argues that present debates about the return of fascism … | Jaleh Mansoor | 23 | 2020 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! The Road to the War Against DemocracyFrom: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter focuses on the First World War and the myth that this was an unexpected war triggered by an "accident;" rather, as the author explores, this war was wanted, expected, … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From NEW! AbbreviationsFrom: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Abbreviation relevant to the text. | Myrna Kostash | 1 | 2022 | $0.10 Add |
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From Arctic Research and Publicity, 1883-1885: Articles in Germany and the United States / Life with Inuit and Whalers, 1883-1884: “I am now truly just like a typical Eskimo”Chapters 3 and 4 From: The Franz Boas Enigma |
Chapter 3 looks at the leadup to Boas’ trip to the Arctic, exploring how he organized and funded this trip. It also looks at the articles he wrote before his trip and their impact. Chapter … | Ludger Müller-Wille | 26 | 2014 | $2.60 Add |
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From Mussolini the BuilderDid the Duce give all Italians a home to live in? |
This chapter examines the dangerous association of the right to a home with Fascism in Italy, which the author calls one of the most effective and impactful posthumous propagandist operations for … | Francesco Filippi | 20 | 2021 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! The Aesthetics of Totalitarian SalvationFrom: Spectres of Fascism |
This chapter explores how totalitarian regimes use aesthetics to project a promise of salvation. The author discusses this through the framework of the Romanian Revolution. | Alec Balasescu | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
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From The Economic Platforms of the Re-formed Political Parties in 1956 |
The Great Depression and the two world wars created an atmosphere where both politicians and the public saw that direct government involvement in the economy was the only way of preventing the … | Susan Glanz | 40 | 2010 | $5.20 Add |
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From NEW! The Great Imperialist WarFrom: Myths of Modern History |
In this chapter the author argues against the cliché of conventional historiography that the First World War was a war for democracy, as well as the notion that this war was not a product of … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 25 | 2022 | $2.50 Add |
