The radical European peasant movements that formed populist parties and breakaway republics
In the early 20th century, peasant movements combined a hatred of cities with imaginative blueprints for social and economic ...
‘Summer of Fire and Blood’ Review: Down With the Princes
Inspired by Martin Luther’s revolutionary example, German-speaking peasants banded together in an attempt to overthrow their ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
How an American Merchant, a French Official and a Pioneering Chemist Smuggled Much-Needed Gunpowder to the Continental Army
Lavoisier had assumed control of France’s national gunpowder production. Considered the founder of the Chemical Revolution, ...
The legacy of the Revolution is still up for grabs
Ted Widmer, a consulting editor for this special issue of Globe Ideas, is the author of “Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days ...
Jacobin16d
The Momentous Class Struggle of the German Peasants’ War
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants’ War, the largest European uprising before the French Revolution, in which peasants seized upon the radical implications of Martin Luther’s ...
Reuters20d
Nvidia CEO: Humanoid robot revolution is closer than you think
SAN JOSE, California, March 19 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab CEO Jensen Huang believes humanoid robots are less than five years away from seeing wide use in manufacturing facilities ...
Travel Bucketlist on MSN22d
Reliving the Storming of the Bastille: Paris Landmarks of the French Revolution
It was here, on July 14, 1789, that revolutionaries stormed the infamous Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchy. Today, the fortress is no more, but the square remains a ...
My Edmonds News23d
Poet’s Corner: Pardon my French!, Oh, Death…, Breakfast in a House of Spirits, You Know?
Here is the latest installment of Poet’s Corner, presented by the Edmonds Poetry Group. Pardon my French! A now-dead former ...
Scientific Research Publishing26d
Young, J. (1997). Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia. Cambridge University Press.
ABSTRACT: This research was conducted in Mekelle in the years leading up to the 2020 Tigray War. It explores the interconnected nature of the prison system and broader social dynamics, with a focus on ...
The Economist27d
What sparks an investing revolution?
What prompts a revolution? When it comes to investing, no change has been as great as that which began with researchers at the University of Chicago in the 1960s. Their financial-theory revolution ...
UCL27d
The Last Peasant War: Violence and Revolution in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe
Dr Jakub Beneš has published a new book 'The Last Peasant War: Violence and Revolution in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe' Jakub Beneš’s recently published book The Last Peasant War: Violence and ...
UCL27d
Book Launch: The Last Peasant War (2025) by Jakub Beneš
Jakub Beneš will discuss his new book The Last Peasant War: Violence and Revolution in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2025) with Anna Koch and Celia Donert ...