History

The Luddite insurrections (roughly 1811-1813 or later) are often represented as a misguided, reactionary backlash by…

The Spanish Maquis were guerrillas who fought against the Franco regime. They carried out sabotage in Spain, as well as…

This is a fun graphic novel that takes on conspiracy theories and talks about the science behind them. Evolution, moon…

No, you’re not losing your mind. And no, you’re definitely not alone. There’s Jimmy Carter, forgetting nuclear…

The pamphlets reprinted here were first published in the 1910s amid great controversy. Even then, the tactics of direct…

Now in paperback, this is the new, illustrated, and updated single-volume young adult edition of Howard Zinn's classic…

Many new social movements have started peacefully, only to adopt a diversity of tactics as they grew—from the Arab…

In 1957 a few experimental European groups stemming from the radical tradition of Dadaism and Surrealism came together…

Connecting the black music tradition with the black activist tradition, Party Music brings both into greater focus than…

A fascinating and sometimes humorous glimpse into the lives of 150 19th-century American women who refused to whittle…

"And when we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard nor welcomed, but when we are silent we are still afraid so…

In 1993, the guerilla group the Red Army Faction bombed the construction site of a new super maximum security prison in…

New Jewish Agenda (1980-1992) was a national membership organization with the slogan "a Jewish voice among progressives…

"What I am trying to say is this: The revolution is made by ordinary people, not by angels, made by people from all…

Get the bicycling inspiration and knowledge you need in this superpack, including: A short, scandalous history of…

In 1982, five activists from Squamish, Canada dynamited a hydroelectric project as well as a cruise missile factory,…

In 1941, the US Navy expropriated 75% of the island of Vieques. The residents were forced to live in a narrow swath of…

Richard P. Feynman was a brilliant scientist (he won the Nobel for physics), polymath (he was good at everything he…

Left of the Dial features interviews by musical journalist, folklorist, educator, and musician David Ensminger with…

Anarchy Comics: The Complete Collection brings together the legendary four issues of Anarchy Comics (1978-1986), the…

A fabulous set about various heroic and duplicitous deeds! From Firebrands to six in print volumes of the CIA Makes…

Chester Brown has never shied away from tackling controversial subjects in his work. In his 1992 book, The Playboy, he…

The traditional American devices contained in this intriguing compilation date from an era long before milking machines,…