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The Last Revolution
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Author : Lord Dunsany
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2019-03-28
The Last Revolution written by Lord Dunsany and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-28 with Fiction categories.
In a time before computers were a mainstay of our lives, Lord Dunsany tells the story, which takes place in England, about the revolution of self-reproducing machines. Known to have a profound distaste for the Industrial Revolution, The Last Revolution touches on a topic we know all too well today: What happens if the computers take over?
Mao S Last Revolution
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Author : Roderick MACFARQUHAR
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-06-30
Mao S Last Revolution written by Roderick MACFARQUHAR and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-30 with History categories.
Explains why Mao launched the Cultural Revolution, and shows his Machiavellian role in masterminding it. This book documents the Hobbesian state that ensued. Power struggles raged among Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and Jiang Qing - Mao's wife and leader of the Gang of Four - while Mao often played one against the other.
The Last Revolution
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Author : Patrick Dillon
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2014-07-31
The Last Revolution written by Patrick Dillon and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-31 with History categories.
The last successful invasion of England; mobs burning Catholic chapels; one king, James, driven from his palace by night while another, William, rode in at the head of a foreign army; the events of winter 1688 were among the most dramatic in our history. The settlement which followed would place England decisively on the path to freedom, toleration, parliamentary democracy and empire. Few moments have done so much to shape this country as the Glorious Revolution. But 1688 would change England in other ways as well. This was the time of Isaac Newton's scientific breakthroughs and John Locke's philosophy; the emergence of free market ideas and the end of press censorship. Closely researched, teeming with dramatic incident and vivid character and weaving political drama with the lives of scientists and revolutionaries, stockjobbers and refugees, The Last Revolution paints a vivid canvas of England's last great political struggle and brings to life the revolutionary world of the late seventeenth century.
The Last Great Revolution
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Author : Robin Wright
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2010-09-29
The Last Great Revolution written by Robin Wright and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-29 with History categories.
Acclaimed journalist Robin Wright meticulously describes the ongoing transformation of Iranian society, politics and religion that ranges from the empowerment of women to the blossoming of a movie industry and an independent press. “An exceptional contribution to the understanding of a mysterious and much maligned nation" —The Washington Post Robin Wright has reported from over 120 countries for many leading news organizations, but her perceptive coverage of Iran has garnered her the most respect and praise among her colleagues. She demonstrates why Iran's Islamic revolution equals the French and Russian revolutions in new ideas and impact, while standing alone as "the last great revolution" of the modern era.
The Last Revolution
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Author : Lord Dunsany
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-02-03
The Last Revolution written by Lord Dunsany and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-03 with Fiction categories.
An inspiration to many for his style and prose, Lord Dunsany was a pioneer for fantasy fiction, inspiring such famous writers as H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Neil Gaiman to name a few. Over sixty years since its first publication, The Last Revolution is now once again available to readers. In a time before computers were a mainstay of our lives, Lord Dunsany tells the story which takes place in England about the revolution of self-reproducing machines. Known to have a profound distaste for the Industrial Revolution, The Last Revolution touches on a topic we know all too well today: What happens if the computers take over? “Good morning Pender. I hear you have made a Frankenstein.” This is the line that narrator Pender hears from an inventor, and is soon playing a robot in a game of chess. Pender’s mood changes when he realizes that the computer he’s facing has an intelligence far superior to his own. From the introduction of the robots, a tense atmosphere is noted as the robots fight for attention of their owners. Will these machines be able to coexist with their household counterparts, or will they rise as one and take the first steps against humanity? Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
5 1 1968
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Author : J. Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-08-26
5 1 1968 written by J. Jackson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-26 with History categories.
The events of 1968 are often seen purely as a student revolution, but impacted on every aspect of French society – theatre, film, sexuality, race, the countryside, the factories. This volume explores the full diversity of this extraordinary upheaval, and shows how 1968 continues to reverberate in France today.
The Last Of The Tsars
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Author : Robert Service
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-02-23
The Last Of The Tsars written by Robert Service and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-23 with History categories.
‘A timely and important book . . . he brings to it rare clarity and common sense. His book is a fast-paced account of the last sixteen months of the tsar’s life; brief, sharp, but laced with well-judged feeling for the dramas of the time.’ Catherine Merridale, Observer In March 1917, Nicholas II, the last Tsar of All the Russias, abdicated and the dynasty that had ruled an empire for three hundred years was forced from power by revolution. In this masterful and forensic study, Robert Service examines the last year Nicholas's reign and the months between that momentous abdication and his death, with his family, in Ekaterinburg in July 1918. Drawing on the Tsar's own diaries and other hitherto unexamined contemporary records, The Last of the Tsars reveals a man who was almost entirely out of his depth, perhaps even willfully so. It is also a compelling account of the social, economic and political foment in Russia in the aftermath of Alexander Kerensky's February Revolution, the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917 and the beginnings of Lenin's Soviet republic.
The Last Episode Of The French Revolution
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Author : Ernest Belfort Bax
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1911
The Last Episode Of The French Revolution written by Ernest Belfort Bax and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1911 with France categories.
Pierre Bourdieu
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Author : Gad Yair
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2009-10-26
Pierre Bourdieu written by Gad Yair and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-26 with Political Science categories.
This book provides an innovative cultural analysis of Pierre Bourdieu's oeuvre. Surpassing prior introductory presentations and critical discussions of his work, the book keenly exposes Bourdieu's overarching political commitment to the French Revolution and to the ideals of the Enlightenment. It is a must read for those interested in Bourdieu and for those seeking an understanding of the interplay between culture and social theory.
Revolution And Rebellion In The Early Modern World
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Author : Jack A. Goldstone
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1991-04-02
Revolution And Rebellion In The Early Modern World written by Jack A. Goldstone and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-04-02 with History categories.
What can the great crises of the past teach us about contemporary revolutions? Arguing from an exciting and original perspective, Goldstone suggests that great revolutions were the product of 'ecological crises' that occurred when inflexible political, economic, and social institutions were overwhelmed by the cumulative pressure of population growth on limited available resources. Moreover, he contends that the causes of the great revolutions of Europe—the English and French revolutions—were similar to those of the great rebellions of Asia, which shattered dynasties in Ottoman Turkey, China, and Japan. The author observes that revolutions and rebellions have more often produced a crushing state orthodoxy than liberal institutions, leading to the conclusion that perhaps it is vain to expect revolution to bring democracy and economic progress. Instead, contends Goldstone, the path to these goals must begin with respect for individual liberty rather than authoritarian movements of 'national liberation.' Arguing that the threat of revolution is still with us, Goldstone urges us to heed the lessons of the past. He sees in the United States a repetition of the behavior patterns that have led to internal decay and international decline in the past, a situation calling for new leadership and careful attention to the balance between our consumption and our resources. Meticulously researched, forcefully argued, and strikingly original, Revolutions and Rebellions in the Early Modern World is a tour de force by a brilliant young scholar. It is a book that will surely engender much discussion and debate.