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Offering an important new perspective on medieval political, legal, and social history in England, Anthony Musson examines how medieval people at all social levels thought about law, justice, politics, and their role in society. He provides a history of judicial developments in the 13th and 14th centuries, while interweaving within each chapter a special focus on different facets of legal culture and experience. This illuminating approach reveals a comprehensive picture of two centuries worth of tremendous social change.

Mau Mau from Within: An Analysis of Kenya's Peasant Revolt

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Mau Mau from Within: An Analysis of Kenya's Peasant Revolt
Donald L. Barnett , and Karari Njama
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Agrarian reform under Allende: Peasant revolt in the south

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Agrarian reform under Allende: Peasant revolt in the south
Kyle Steenland
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Ethiopia: Power & Protest : Peasant Revolts in the Twentieth Century

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Ethiopia: Power & Protest : Peasant Revolts in the Twentieth Century
Gebru Tareke
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This study of popular protest and resistance in Ethiopia focuses on three important peasant-based rebellions that occurred between 1941 and 1970. The author attempts to uncover certain key features of popular protest in pre-revolutionary Ethiopia. Drawing upon ample evidence, he concludes that these revolts were not a consequence of capitalist exploitation, as was usually the case in most Third World countries, but were connected with the rise of a modern, bureaucratic, multi-ethnic national state. Ethiopian peasants were neither conservative nor compliant, as is often assumed, although their defiance was nevertheless essentially non-revolutionary. These interesting and fresh findings also suggest a possible explanation for the eruption and intensification of armed conflict in rural Ethiopia after 1974. On a theoretical level, the study makes a significant contribution to the ongoing analysis of social movements in agrarian societies.

French Peasants in Revolt: The Insurrection of 1851

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French Peasants in Revolt: The Insurrection of 1851
Ted W. Margadant
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The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines

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Inside the minds of Communist and peasant insurrectionists!

The Huk Rebellion: A Study of Peasant Revolt in the Philippines
Benedict J. Tria Kerkvliet
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Inside the minds of Communist and peasant insurrectionists!.......2000-05-24

This is a unique and fascinating account of a World War II resistance movement become communist and its violent struggle against the Philippine government and USA backing. The Huk Rebellion is fundamental to the understanding of Philippines politics and its evolution. This account is written from the rebel's point of view and contains many interviews with combatants from both sides. It provides many lessons for both guerillas and counter-insurgent forces. In many ways this rebellion has not yet ended.

Zapatistas: The Chiapas Revolt and What It Means for Radical Politics

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Zapatistas: The Chiapas Revolt and What It Means for Radical Politics
Mihalis Mentinis
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When Adam Delved and Eve Span: A History of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381

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When Adam Delved and Eve Span: A History of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
Mark O'Brien
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The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution Of 1381 (Revealing History)

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This introduction to the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England provides an accessible sketch of 14th-century life in England, and chronicles the era's class composition, political makeup, and the extensive impact of the Black Death on peasant life. The circumstances that led to the uprising, the taking of London, the murder of Wat Tyler, and other key moments in the revolt are described. Also included are reflections on the immediate and long-term impact of the revolt as well as a discussion about how the memory of the Peasants' Revolt has been debated within each wave of social struggle and revolution in England.

The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution Of 1381 (Revealing History)

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The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution Of 1381 (Revealing History)
Alastair Dunn
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A dramatic re–interpretation of the revolt, the rebels and their often colorful leaders.

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Fascinating and Informative.......2006-04-01

Coming into the book with only a light understanding of the Peasants' Revolt, I came away with a much deeper understanding. The information is well-presented. Interesting anecdotes are included and historical myths are busted.
The author assumes a greater knowledge than the reader may actually have, referring to other events in other centuries without explanation. Also, there is a tendency to wander around a bit, moving in & out of the chronology of the events of 1381 which can be somewhat confusing.
These weaknesses aside, it's a great and informative read.

Top notch book!.......2005-06-14

This proves to be an excellent book on the 1381 Peasant Revolt that took place during the early years of Richard II's reign. The book will probably be compared with Charles Oman's book on the same subject but Alstair Dunn's book have been updated and improved upon from Oman's book.

The book shows that the main revolt that started out in Kent was just a beginning of series of revolts that took place throughout eastern part of England during that year. There were various reasons for this revolt, mostly the costly and unsuccessful war with France. The author's subtitled,"Failed Revolution" proves to be an interesting but accurate description as the leaders of these revolts truly wanted to changed the economic and social structures of their kingdom.

The book proves to be well written, easy to read and superbly researched by the author. Its a short book, less then 200 pages of text. But it does the subject justice in explaining the how, when, who and why of the events of June 1381. The only real weakness lies in lack of illustrations which this book needed. I thought the book also needed a more detail set of maps as well.

But overall, the book come highly recommended to anyone who may be interested in medieval English history.

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Oklahoma artist Charles Banks Wilson has assembled seventy-five remarkable pencil portraits consisting primarily of pureblood American Indians drawn from life and accompanied by narratives of his visits with each subject. The first edition, Search For the Purebloods, served as a catalog for an exhibition of his art at the United States Capitol. This third edition contains thirteen new subjects, specially selected by Wilson and a new afterward.

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A very fine presentation.......2001-04-28

Search For The Native American Purebloods appears in its third edition, blending the author's pencil portraits of pureblood American Indians drawn from life with his narratives of his visits with each subject. Search For The Native American Purebloods is highly recommended for any collection strong in Native American studies will want to include this very fine presentation.

great works of art and history.......2001-03-13

Not only is this book a great treasury of Wilson's sketches, it is a piece of American history. Wilson sets out to draw portraits of remaining pureblood Indians--ones who have only the blood of one tribe coursing through their veins. Sadly, the number of purebloods diminshes rapidly every day, a fact which Wilson laments in his wonderful narrative that accompanies the drawings. This is a great book for lovers of Native Americans, American history, art, and almost anyone else! Highly recommended!

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The most thorough treatment of the history of the breed ever, plus chapters on breeding and showing. *Thorough discussion of important bloodlines, kennels and individuals through the decades

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People head to New England for the autumn leaves, the quaint bed and breakfasts, and the ski slopes. But New England also is a mother lode of fine antiques, and Sloan's Green Guide is the ultimate source for those with a passion for vintage. With more than 2,500 antique shops from New York to Maine, indexed by dealers and services and complete with Internet addresses, the reference makes treasure hunting a lot more rewarding. Heading into Connecticut for an afternoon's shopping? It's nice to know in advance where the old clocks and banjos are, who sells estate jewelry and porcelain, and where the 18th- and 19th-century country French furniture is to be found.

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EXCELLENT!!!.......1998-07-21

This guide is really great. I used it on a visit to Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont, the directions are very clear and the shops featured are wonderful. I recommend this book highly for a nice way to find the off the beaten path places. My personal favorites were in Georgetown and Rowely Mass and Bennington Vermont. will take it to New Hampshire next!!!!

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Book that takes you around the world

Pleeeze don't call him "pirate!" He was just along for the ride ...

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The life of William Dampier

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Inquisitive, free-spirited open-minded seagoing pioneer

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier
Diana Preston , and Michael Preston
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ASIN: 0802714250

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Darwin took his books aboard the Beagle. Swift and Defoe used his experiences as inspiration in writing Gulliver’s Travels and Robinson Crusoe. Captain Cook relied on his observations while voyaging around the world. Coleridge called him a genius and “a man of exquisite mind.” In the history of exploration, nobody has ventured further than Englishman William Dampier. Yet while the exploits of Cook, Shackleton, and a host of legendary explorers have been widely chronicled, those of perhaps the greatest are virtually invisible today—an omission that Diana and Michael Preston have redressed in this vivid, compelling biography.

As a young man Dampier spent several years in the swashbuckling company of buccaneers in the Caribbean. At a time when surviving one voyage across the Pacific was cause for celebration, Dampier ultimately journeyed three times around the world; his bestselling books about his experiences were a sensation, influencing generations of scientists, explorers, and writers. He was the first to deduce that winds cause currents and the first to produce wind maps across the world, surpassing even the work of Edmund Halley. He introduced the concept of the “sub-species” that Darwin later built into his theory of evolution, and his description of the breadfruit was the impetus for Captain Bligh’s voyage on the Bounty. Dampier reached Australia 80 years before Cook, and he later led the first formal expedition of science and discovery there.

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind restores William Dampier to his rightful place in history—one of the pioneers on whose insights our understanding of the natural world was built.

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Book that takes you around the world.......2007-07-27

This book about 17th Century Explorer William Dampier really surprised me - it was so good! I received the book as a gift and it turned out to be one of those books that I might not have chosen on my own, but I really enjoyed.

The book chronicles Dampier's 3 voyages around the world, is interesting, and super easy to read. Two thumbs up for sure.

Pleeeze don't call him "pirate!" He was just along for the ride ..........2007-04-21

Ol' Cap'n Bill plundered only knowledge - couldn't keep two pieces of eight together to save his life. In fact, when he crossed the Isthmus of Panama, he was a lot more worried about keeping his charts dry than about the gold. Trouble was, nobody in his earlier days ever thought about funding a mission for pure scientific research - at least 'til Edmund Halley's voyage in about 1702 or so. And the only British vessels heading into the Pacific had to subsidize their own voyages (at the expense of the Dons, of course). So what was an insatiably curious soul to do? He stuck out his thumb, sailed everywhere -- and I mean EVERYWHERE! and if he's no longer at sea, he's now in print -- everywhere! Don't believe me? Pick up ANY book on exploration, vanished species, oceanography, evolution, British history, British colonialism -- and, of course ... pirates ... and you'll find him there, glaring huffily at anyone who'd demean him as a pirate.

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The life of William Dampier.......2007-03-08

Extraordinary story of one of the most important explorers and cartographers we've never heard of! Fascinating facts and a well written account of some of the early round-the-world navigation.

Great Reading!.......2007-01-10

A student of history for more than half my life I was astounded that I had never heard of Dampier --its a pity that he has not received his due as an explorer & naturalist. He was well known in his own time and should be as well known in ours. The book is an education and a fun one at that.

Inquisitive, free-spirited open-minded seagoing pioneer.......2006-05-27

William Dampier, an inquisitive, free-spirited open-minded seagoing pioneer was on the cutting edge of global explorations. Recorded in his own words, William Dampier has left us all an inspiring legacy of world history. This book was hard to put down and I was sad to see it end.

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer

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EXCELLENT READ, BUT WAS HE THAT GREAT A GUY?
What a life ... impressive!
The Pirate that Won My Respect.
Excellent Book Across Several Disciplines
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer
Diana Preston , and Michael Preston
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ASIN: 042520037X

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The pirate genius who inspired Darwin, Defoe, and Cook.

Seventeenth-century pirate genius William Dampier sailed around the world three times when crossing the Pacific was a major feat, was the first explorer to visit all five continents, and reached Australia eighty years before Captain Cook. His exploits created a sensation in Europe. Swift and Defoe used his experiences in writing Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe. Darwin incorporated his concept of "sub-species" into the theory of evolution. Dampier's description of breadfruit was the impetus for Captain Bligh's voyage on the Bounty. He was so influential that today he has more than one thousand entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, including such words as chopsticks, barbecue, and kumquat. Anthropologists still use his work.

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EXCELLENT READ, BUT WAS HE THAT GREAT A GUY?.......2007-10-07

Ok, so there is no doubt that this book is a excellent read. It really is like 'The Pirates of the Carribean' but in written form and it all really happened! Swashbuckling adventures, gripping, perilous cliffhangers, monstrous storms, wild, and sometimes dangerous natives (but mostly friendly). In short, I am very glad I bought this book.

But, I don't think I completely agree with the authors portrayal of our hero, William Dampier, as a forgotten hero who deserves better than he got. Certainly, he was an extraordinary man, of immense energy, life force, talent, a pioneer in innumerable fields and respected highly by the educational elite of his, and many in our, day. But he was not a good man all the way.

He left his wife for years on end, without much of a shadow of a hint of remorse (leaving the first time very shortly after their marriage for 12 years and almost no mention of her during those 12 years till he gets back, stays a while and takes off again!). He partook in attacking and stealing treasures from merchant ships that were in no way threatening him or his crew (I understand many did this but it's no excuse). It doesn't make it excusable just because others in his day also did this and the authors lightly dismiss this under those pretences. It was still wrong. He stole and plundered, A LOT, for a living. It almost, but not quite, overshadows his achievements. And the 'not quite' is probably the reason why he is a little less dismissed as a pirate.

All in all a good read, but he's no angel.

What a life ... impressive!.......2007-03-01

No many people knows about William Dampier even though his life is totally impressive. As a person looking for an opportunity to make a living, Dampier took his life as a buccaneer to develop his passion as explorer and naturalist. He didn't attend Oxford, nor Cambridge, but his accounts reminds me of Joseph Banks, accounts that were of much use for navigators and naturalist in the coming years, including Cook and Darwin.
He survived three voyages around the world, but those voyages let him know fascinating places and cultures. I was especially delighted on the description of Juan Fernandez Island (In the coast of Chile), the use that pirates made of this island and the story of the Moskito indian and Alexander Selkirk, both castaways here. A book worth reading!

The Pirate that Won My Respect........2006-03-31

This account of the life and times of William Dampier is refreshingly detailed. The authors successfully described the 17th Century world in all of its gritty reality. With these hard and unforgiving times as a backdrop, the reader can realize what Dampier was up against and how only an exquisite mind could accomplish what he did, under those circumstances.

I heartily recommend this read for anyone interested in seafaring in the 1600's.

Excellent Book Across Several Disciplines.......2006-01-22

This book was first brought to my attention when it was being discussed on NPR. Diana Preston sounded like she was actually gushing when she talked about William Dampier. After reading this book, one can certainly understand why. While there are many gaps in the historical record - we know virtually nothing about Dampier's personal life, Diana and Michael Preston weave what is known into a highly enjoyable narrative that moves at the speed of an action novel.

William Dampier, a Scot, was a fascinating person. Like so many young unattached men of his time, he naturally turned to the sea as a means of livelihood. Like most sailors, he was a keen observer of the world around him. However, unlike many of his peers, he documented those observations, kept his papers in good order, and published his observations as sort of a half scientific journal/half travel story. He became sort of a folk hero to the large portions of English population who were wealthy enough to own his books, but not to experience the larger world first hand. His keen scientific observations deeply influenced meteorology, biology, and cartography for the next two hundred years. His charts were still in use as late as WWII.

Today, it is difficult for a layperson to be taken seriously by scientific community. Thus a common sailor and buccaneer who is also at the cutting edge of scientific study seems somewhat incredulous to the modern reader. Yet, in this sense, the 16th and 17th century scientific community was a bit more egalitarian then the current one. Yet this is a world where slavery was accepted as a fact of life and basic human dignity, especially for non-whites, was a luxury vice a fundamental right.

Likewise, Dampier himself was a case study in contradictions. A keen observer and analyst of the natural world, he seems completely unable to understand human nature. A gifted planner, navigator, and tough fighter; he fails at every leadership role that life thrusts upon him. Despite the fact that he was almost a folk hero at the time of his last expedition, he is more or less forgotten to the modern world with the exception of Western Australia. He was, after all, the first Englishman to visit Australia - sorry Capt Cook.

This book will appeal to anyone who is interested in the age of exploration, the history of science, or British history in the late 17th Century. The main drawback to this book is that there is very little insight into William Dampier's personal life. For example, the authors do not know when Dampier's wife died or much about her life when he was not at home. Regardless, this is a history book that is as readable as any novel.

Excellent Book Across Several Disciplines.......2006-01-22

A PIRATE OF EXQUISITE MIND. Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier.

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A PIRATE OF EXQUISITE MIND. Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier.
Diana & Michael: Preston
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A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind. Explorer,Naturalist,And Buccaneer: The Life Of William Dampier
DIANA & MICHAEL PRESTON
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Margaret of Anjou was a vengeful and violent woman, or so we have been told, whose vindictive spirit fuelled the fifteenth-century dynastic conflict, the Wars of the Roses. In Shakespeare's rendering she becomes an adulterous queen who mocks her captive enemy, Richard, duke of York, before killing him in cold blood. Shakespeare's portrayal has proved to be remarkably resilient, because Margaret's queenship lends itself to such an assessment. In 1445, at the age of fifteen, she was married to the ineffectual Henry VI, a move expected to ensure peace with France and an heir to the throne. Eight years later, while she was in the later stages of her only pregnancy, Henry suffered a complete mental collapse that left him catatonic for roughly a year and a half: Margaret came to the political forefront. In the aftermath of the king's illness, she became an indefatigable leader of the Lancastrian loyalists in their struggle against their Yorkist opponents. Margaret's exercise of power was always fraught with difficulty: as a woman, her effective power was dependent upon her invocation of the authority of her husband or her son. Her enemies lost no opportunity to charge her with misconduct of all kinds. More than five hundred years after Margaret's death this examination of her life and career allows a more balanced and detached view.

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Excellent analysis of an active queen, beyond the biographical details.......2005-07-31

Married off at fifteen to the weak-minded and ineffectual Henry VI, Margaret -- daughter of the glittering Duke René of Anjou -- was one of the most powerful (and complex) personalities of the period called the "Wars of the Roses." Shakespeare's depiction of her as the "she-wolf of France" probably was closer to the truth than many of his characterizations. But in addition to explaining the details of her life, Maurer is interested in exploring the motivations that drive a woman placed in power by circumstances -- and she's careful to distinguish "power" from "authority," for Margaret's world depended on hierarchy and rank; public power wielded by a woman required subtlety, even in a queen. A first-rate, thoughtful analysis of the circumstances under which "queenship" becomes "kingship."

Analysis, not biography.......2003-11-05

First off, let me say that this book is not a biography of Margaret of Anjou (1492-1549). What this book is is a look at what it meant to be Queen of England in the Middle Ages, and how Margaret worked within and around the roles of woman and queen. The book defines the queen's prescribed roles as bringer of political advantages, impartial intercessor with the king, and bearer of an heir to the throne. The author shows that Margaret was careful to live up to these roles, to the best of her ability, and only found herself forced out of them by the power politics surrounding her husband's incapacity and the subsequent War of the Roses.

Overall, I found this to be a good book, but not a great one. The author does not give any unnecessary background on any of the people she discusses, and indeed the academic analysis nature of the book gives it a choppy, uneven feel. The lack of background means that you *must* be familiar with the history of Margaret of Anjou, or you will quickly find yourself lost amid the analysis. Also, as this work is written as a scholarly analysis, it is very dry and makes poor bedtime reading.

So, if you are looking for a history of Margaret of Anjou, then I recommend that you look elsewhere. But, if you know about Margaret and want to understand her better as Queen of England, then you should read this book. Overall, I give this book a rather guarded recommendation.

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Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England.(Book Review): An article from: Albion
Michael A. Hicks
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Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from Albion, published by North American Conference on British Studies on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 838 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Margaret of Anjou: Queenship and Power in Late Medieval England.(Book Review)
Author: Michael A. Hicks
Publication: Albion (Refereed)
Date: June 22, 2004
Publisher: North American Conference on British Studies
Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Page: 287(2)

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