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African Studies Series, 90, Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975–1991
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written by John Young, 1951-, in African Studies Series, 90 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1997), 290 page(s)
In the wake of the overthrow of the Haile-Selassie regime in Ethiopia in 1974 and the coming to power of the military, a number of opposition forces launched insurrections. But only one movement, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) triumphed, liberating Tigray in 1989, and in an ethnic-based coalition whic...
written by John Young, 1951-, in African Studies Series, 90 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1997), 290 page(s)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Betty Wood, Professor of History, Oxford University.  2 of 2
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
Betty Wood is interviewed about blacks fighting in the American Revolution, blacks leaving the US with the British, Dunmore's Proclamation and the fear of slave rebellion, controlling slaves after Dunmore's Proclamation, the significance of Dunmore's Proclamation.
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
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After Insurgency: Revolution and Electoral Politics in El Salvador
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written by Ralph Sprenkels (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2018), 484 page(s)
El Salvador’s 2009 presidential elections marked a historical feat: Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) became the first former Latin American guerrilla movement to win the ballot after failing to take power by means of armed struggle. In 2014, former comandante Salvador Sánchez Cerén b...
written by Ralph Sprenkels (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2018), 484 page(s)
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La Commune (Paris, 1871)
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directed by Peter Watkins, 1935-; produced by Paul Saadoun, fl. 1992, 13 Productions, La Sept Arte and Musée d'Orsay; performed by Eliane Annie Adalto, fl. 2000, Pierre Barbieux, fl. 2000 and Bernard Bombeau, fl. 2000 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2000), 5 hours 46 mins

In this war drama blurring the lines between documentary and fiction, Watkins covers and interviews on television the working class and the bourgeoisie of 19th century, before and during a tragic workers' class revolt.

« Un ovni dans le paysage audiovisuel : une œuvre à part, belle et crispante, qui dynamite le...

directed by Peter Watkins, 1935-; produced by Paul Saadoun, fl. 1992, 13 Productions, La Sept Arte and Musée d'Orsay; performed by Eliane Annie Adalto, fl. 2000, Pierre Barbieux, fl. 2000 and Bernard Bombeau, fl. 2000 (Paris, Ile-de-France: Doriane Films, 2000), 5 hours 46 mins
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The French Revolution and British Popular Politics
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edited by Mark Philp, fl. 2011 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 252 page(s)
The nine essays in this collection focus on the dynamics of British popular politics in the 1790s and on the impact of the French Revolution and the subsequent war with France. Leading scholars in the field explore the nature and origins of the ideological conflicts between reformers and loyalists, the impact of t...
edited by Mark Philp, fl. 2011 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1991, originally published 1991), 252 page(s)
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From Revolution to Power in Brazil
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written by Kenneth Serbin (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2019), 462 page(s)
From Revolution to Power in Brazil: How Radical Leftists Embraced Capitalism and Struggled with Leadership examines terrorism from a new angle. Kenneth Serbin portrays a generation of Brazilian resistance fighters and militants struggling to rebuild their lives after suffering torture and military defeat by the ha...
written by Kenneth Serbin (Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2019), 462 page(s)
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Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Algeria
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written by Alf Andrew Heggoy, 1938- (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972, originally published 1972), 347 page(s)
This book, by Alf Andrew Heggoy, is a history of the Algerian Revolution written from the point of view of a resident of Algeria and France.
written by Alf Andrew Heggoy, 1938- (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1972, originally published 1972), 347 page(s)
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The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad
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written by Robert W. Schaefer, fl. 2011 (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, 2011, originally published 2011), 320 page(s)
The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad is a comprehensive treatment of this 300 year-old conflict. Thematically organized, refreshingly accessible and well-written, it cuts through the rhetoric to provide the critical lens through which readers can truly understand the “why” a...
written by Robert W. Schaefer, fl. 2011 (Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers, 2011, originally published 2011), 320 page(s)
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Nicaragua: No Pasaran
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951- (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1984), 1 hour 12 mins

In 1979 the revolutionary Sandinista movement came to government after 43 years of organised resistance and the death of 50,000 Nicaraguans. They inherited a country bankrupt and with a foreign debt of US$1.5 billion. Through the central figure of leading Sandinista Tomas Borge, David Bradbury examines the past, p...

directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951- (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 1984), 1 hour 12 mins
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Pancho Villa, le Centaure de la révolte
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directed by Jean-Charles Auria, fl. 2009 and Emmanuel Besnier, fl. 2010; produced by Zoulou Compagnie and Equidia (Prime Entertainment Group, 2010), 56 mins
ENGLISH SYNOPSIS: A mythical figure, Pancho Villa was baptized the centaur of the north, due to him traveling all over Mexico on horseback. Highwayman and cattle rustler at 15 years of age, inflammatory speaker and assassin at 25, he became a rebel at the age of 32. On horseback, by train and by car, the film foll...
directed by Jean-Charles Auria, fl. 2009 and Emmanuel Besnier, fl. 2010; produced by Zoulou Compagnie and Equidia (Prime Entertainment Group, 2010), 56 mins
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