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Bolshevism, Syndicalism and the General Strike, v. 3 - Lost Internationalist World of A.A. Purcell (Paperback, New): Kevin... Bolshevism, Syndicalism and the General Strike, v. 3 - Lost Internationalist World of A.A. Purcell (Paperback, New)
Kevin Morgan
R811 Discovery Miles 8 110 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The third and final volume of Kevin Morgan's widely acclaimed series Bolshevism and the British Left centres around the figure of Alf Purcell (1872-1935), who between the wars was one of the leading personalities in the British and international labour movement. A long-term member of the TUC General Council, Purcell became chairman of the general strike committee in 1926 - and this could have been his hour of glory. But when it was called off ignominiously he experienced the obloquy of defeat. Purcell was most famous as one of TUC 'lefts' of the 1920s. But he was also Labour MP for both the Forest of Dean and Coventry, as well as being the founder of a working guild in the spirit of guild socialism, the controversial president of the International Federation of Trade Unions and the man who moved the formation of the British communist party. A sometime syndicalist and associate of Tom Mann, his experiences in the militant Furnishing Trades gave rise to the uncompromising trade-union internationalism which features so centrally in these chapters. But with the squeezing of his syndicalist approach, as the labour movement polarised into Labour and communist currents, Purcell died a politically broken figure. Morgan also deploys the life of Purcell as a biographical lens, a way of exploring wider controversies - among them the rival modernities of Bolshevism and Americanism; the reactions to Bolshevism of anarchists like Emma Goldman (who called Purcell 'that damn fake'); and the roots of political tourism to the USSR in the British labour delegations in which Purcell featured so prominently. The volume also includes a major challenge to existing interpretations of the general strike, which it compellingly presents, not as the last fling of the syndicalists, but as a first and disastrously ill-conceived imposition of social-democratic centralism by Ernest Bevin.

Grandma's Wartime Kitchen - World War II and the Way We Cooked (Hardcover, Reprint ed.): Joanne Lamb Hayes, Jean Anderson Grandma's Wartime Kitchen - World War II and the Way We Cooked (Hardcover, Reprint ed.)
Joanne Lamb Hayes, Jean Anderson
R908 Discovery Miles 9 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Live Another Day - How I Survived the Holocaust and Realized the American Dream (Hardcover): Michael Edelstein Live Another Day - How I Survived the Holocaust and Realized the American Dream (Hardcover)
Michael Edelstein; As told by Walter Ruby, Dan Ruby
R724 R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Save R43 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Waverly Hills Sanatorium - A History (Hardcover): Lynn Pohl Waverly Hills Sanatorium - A History (Hardcover)
Lynn Pohl
R794 Discovery Miles 7 940 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Fort George G. Meade - The First 100 Years (Hardcover): M L Doyle, Sherry a Kuiper Fort George G. Meade - The First 100 Years (Hardcover)
M L Doyle, Sherry a Kuiper; Designed by Benjamin D Rogers
R1,972 Discovery Miles 19 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The STORY OF THE 79th ARMOURED DIVISION - October 1942 - June 1945 (Hardcover): Anon The STORY OF THE 79th ARMOURED DIVISION - October 1942 - June 1945 (Hardcover)
Anon
R1,445 Discovery Miles 14 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nebraska POW Camps - A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland (Paperback): Melissa Amateis Marsh Nebraska POW Camps - A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland (Paperback)
Melissa Amateis Marsh
R540 R500 Discovery Miles 5 000 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected history of Nebraska's POW camps.

The Angel Warriors at Mons, Including Numerous Confirmatory Testimonies, Evidence of the Wounded and Certain Curious Historical... The Angel Warriors at Mons, Including Numerous Confirmatory Testimonies, Evidence of the Wounded and Certain Curious Historical Parallels; (Hardcover)
Ralph 1865-1946 Shirley
R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Forged From The Docks - The history of England's most explosive football rivalry. West Ham vs Millwall (Hardcover): James... Forged From The Docks - The history of England's most explosive football rivalry. West Ham vs Millwall (Hardcover)
James Sarfas
R583 Discovery Miles 5 830 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Michigan in World War II (Hardcover): Daniel W. Mason Michigan in World War II (Hardcover)
Daniel W. Mason
R726 Discovery Miles 7 260 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
World War Selective Service Records - (tables, Allocation of Calls and Calls Accepted) and Members of American Expeditionary... World War Selective Service Records - (tables, Allocation of Calls and Calls Accepted) and Members of American Expeditionary Forces From Connecticut Who Were Killed in Action, Died of Wounds, and Died of Disease and Other Causes (Hardcover)
Connecticut Adjutant General's Office
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Winter War - A Captivating Guide to the Russo-Finnish War between Finland and the Soviet Union (Hardcover): Captivating... The Winter War - A Captivating Guide to the Russo-Finnish War between Finland and the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
Captivating History
R708 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R84 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Fifteen American Wars - Twelve of Them Avoidable (Hardcover): Eugene G. Windchy Fifteen American Wars - Twelve of Them Avoidable (Hardcover)
Eugene G. Windchy
R933 Discovery Miles 9 330 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Supplement to Provisional Roll of Service; 1916 (Hardcover): University of Aberdeen Supplement to Provisional Roll of Service; 1916 (Hardcover)
University of Aberdeen
R785 Discovery Miles 7 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Operation Barbarossa - the Complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis, and Military Simulation, Volume IIB (Hardcover,... Operation Barbarossa - the Complete Organisational and Statistical Analysis, and Military Simulation, Volume IIB (Hardcover, Color and Hardback ed.)
Nigel Askey
R2,419 Discovery Miles 24 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Modern Spain Sourcebook - A Cultural History from 1600 to the Present (Hardcover): Aurora G. Morcillo, Maria Asuncion... The Modern Spain Sourcebook - A Cultural History from 1600 to the Present (Hardcover)
Aurora G. Morcillo, Maria Asuncion Gomez, Paula De La Cruz-Fernandez, Jose Manuel Morcillo-Gomez
R3,218 Discovery Miles 32 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Incorporating a wide range of visual and translated written sources, The Modern Spain Sourcebook documents Spain's history from the Enlightenment to the present. The book is thematically arranged and includes six key primary sources on ten significant areas of Spanish history, including the arts, work, education, religion, politics, sexuality and empire. As well as the book's overarching introduction, there are theme-specific introductions and vital historical context sections provided for the sources that are presented. There are also useful suggested analytical questions and helpful web link lists included throughout. The Modern Spain Sourcebook covers political and economic history, but moves beyond this to provide a more complete picture of Spanish history through the sources selected with gender history, social history and cultural history coming to the fore. This is a crucial text containing a vital trove of primary material for all students of Spain and its history.

Disappearing Appalachia in Tennessee - A Picture of a Vanished Land and Its People (Hardcover): Harry Moore, Fred Brown Disappearing Appalachia in Tennessee - A Picture of a Vanished Land and Its People (Hardcover)
Harry Moore, Fred Brown
R695 Discovery Miles 6 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Historic Haunts of Sumner County, Tennessee (Hardcover): Donna Lyn Hartley Historic Haunts of Sumner County, Tennessee (Hardcover)
Donna Lyn Hartley
R744 Discovery Miles 7 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Combat Diaries - True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II (Hardcover): Mike Guardia The Combat Diaries - True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II (Hardcover)
Mike Guardia
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Winnie Mandela - A Life (Paperback): Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob Winnie Mandela - A Life (Paperback)
Anne Marie du Preez Bezdrob 1
R310 R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Save R30 (10%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Few people have courted as much controversy or evoked such strong and divergent emotions as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Adored by some, abhorred by others, she bears a name famous throughout the world, yet not many people know the woman behind the headlines, myths and controversies, or the details of the fascinating story that is her life. This biography reveals the enigma that is Winnie Mandela, by exploring both her personal and political life.

The reader is given a rare glimpse into Winnie's strict yet happy rural upbringing, where the foundations were laid for her faith, compassion and indomitable resolve. As a young social worker in 1950s Johannesburg, her beauty, style and character captivated the political activist and Tembu prince, Nelson Mandela. Together, they personified the rising aspirations and political awakening of their people, and, in so doing, inspired a nation. Through her fierce determination and dauntless courage, she survived her husband's imprisonment, continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement – all the while keeping the struggle flame alight and the name of Nelson Mandela alive.

A sensitive and balanced portrayal, the title nevertheless thoroughly investigates and honestly examines the controversies that have dogged Winnie Mandela in recent years - the allegations of kidnapping and murder, her divorce from Mandela, and the current charges of fraud.

Zero to Hero - From a Boys' Home to RAF Hero (Hardcover): Peter Bodle Zero to Hero - From a Boys' Home to RAF Hero (Hardcover)
Peter Bodle
R584 R526 Discovery Miles 5 260 Save R58 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Zero to Hero is unique in that it tells the story of Victor Roe, one of the longest- serving RAF rear gunners with The Pathfinders and in so doing, plots the rise of an 'institutionalised' lad from a Boys' Home to a well-respected bomber aircrew member amongst peers, who were an elite group of top class airmen and who all of whom had a far better start in life than he did. In stories such as this, it is not uncommon to find the words 'humble beginning' describing the start in life that someone had. In Victor's case a humble beginning would have been a huge step up from where he started his short, but astonishingly praiseworthy life. One of nine children born to two impoverished alcoholics-all of whom were removed by the courts from their parent's custody by the age of two-is hardly the start that would be attributed to a hero of the RAF, but that was how Victor started. Victor was always determined that with the advent of war, he would do his bit for his country, no one can deny that he did that and more.

Carl's Story (Hardcover): Noretta Willig Carl's Story (Hardcover)
Noretta Willig
R739 R655 Discovery Miles 6 550 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Lady Luck (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): Mickey J Mike Martin The Lady Luck (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
Mickey J Mike Martin
R1,036 R903 Discovery Miles 9 030 Save R133 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gough Whitlam - His Time Updated Edition (Paperback): Jenny Hocking Gough Whitlam - His Time Updated Edition (Paperback)
Jenny Hocking
R1,116 R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Save R264 (24%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Gough Whitlam, Australia's twenty-first prime minister, swept to power in December 1972, ending twenty-three years of conservative rule. In barely three years Whitlam's dramatic reform agenda would transform Australia. It was an ascendancy bitterly resented by some, never accepted by others, and ended with dismissal by the Governor-General just three years latera "an outcome that polarised debate and left many believing the full story had not been told. In this much-anticipated second volume of her biography of Gough Whitlam, Jenny Hocking has used previously unearthed archival material and extensive interviews with Gough Whitlam, his family, colleagues and foes, to bring the key players in these dramatic events to life. The identity of the mysterious 'third man', who counselled the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, in his decision to sack the twice-elected Whitlam government and appoint Malcolm Fraser as prime minister is confirmed here by Kerr himself, as the High Court justice Sir Anthony Mason, and the full story of his involvement is now revealed for the first time. From Kerr's private papers Hocking details months of secret meetings and conversations between Kerr and Mason in the lead-up to the dismissal, that had remained hidden for over thirty-seven years. In response to these revelations Sir Anthony Mason released an extensive public statement, acknowledging his role and disclosing additional information that is fully explored in this new edition. This definitive biography takes us behind the political intrigue to reveal a devastated Whitlam and his personal struggle in the aftermath of the dismissal, the unfulfilled years that followed and his eventual political renewal as Australia's ambassador to UNESCO. It also tells, through the highs and the lows of his decades of public life, how Whitlam depended absolutely on the steadfast support of the love of his life, his wife, Margaret. For this is also the story of a remarkable marriage and an enduring partnership. The truth of this tumultuous period in Australia's history is finally revealed in Gough Whitlam: His Time

The Long Night (Hardcover): Max Drubinsky The Long Night (Hardcover)
Max Drubinsky
R763 R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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