On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, a classic history of the Soviet era, from 1917 to its fall
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Hugo Chávez’s extraordinary story—in his own words
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The story of an unexpected hero
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Read the first two chapters of We Want Everything in our ebook sampler: an explosive novel of Italy’s revolutionary 1969, by Nanni Balestrini
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The classic analysis of the caste system with an extensive introduction by Arundhati Roy
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How capitalism first promoted fossil fuels with the rise of steam power
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The poets’ Great War: violence, revolution and modernism
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How the French invented the barricade, and its symbolic impact on popular protests throughout history
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In this lively and wide-ranging book, Ellen Meiksins Wood argues that what is supposed to have epitomized bourgeois modernity, especially the...
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A short, sharp, irreverent rejoinder to right-wing red-baiting.
Forceful and detailed account of the struggle for “freedom” after the American Civil War
“Gripping and profoundly moving ... an astonishing feat of reportage.” – NPR Guide to 2014’s Great Reads
“A portrait of imperfect people who had the passion and pragmatism to put an end to a brutal and broken system.” – Financial Times
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