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A Listmania! list by M. Empson "Martin Empson" (London, UK)
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The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (Penguin History)
1.  The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L'ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution (Penguin History) by C L R James
The list author says:
  "The full magistry of the Haitian revolution, how Toussaint stopped the most powerful nations and established the first independent Black nation outside Africa. Inspirational stuff."
£9.74   Used & New from: £4.70
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A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Modern Classics)
2.  A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Modern Classics) by Howard Zinn
The list author says:
  "The classic work of US history from below. Forget the propaganda from the establishment, this is what really happened."
£17.06   Used & New from: £6.62
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
3.  A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium by Chris Harman
The list author says:
  "Harman's greatest work. The grand sweep of Human history. Showing how a Marxist understanding of history allows us to understand the forces that shape society. Why societies move forward... and back."
£9.09   Used & New from: £6.78
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

The History of the Russian Revolution
4.  The History of the Russian Revolution by L. Trotskii
The list author says:
  "A Marxist history of the Russian Revolution, from one of its central participants. Rescues the real story from Stalinist misinterpretation."
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The German Revolution, 1917-1923 (Historical Materialism Book) (Historical Materialism Book Series)
5.  The German Revolution, 1917-1923 (Historical Materialism Book) (Historical Materialism Book Series) by Pierre Broue
The list author says:
  "Finally available again, this sweeping history of the German Revolution that stopped the first world war and brought the Kaiser down. See also Harman below."
£37.46   Used & New from: £27.18
1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

The Myths of Zionism
6.  The Myths of Zionism by John Rose
The list author says:
  "Contratry to those who say that Jews and Palestinians cannot live in the same state peacefully, history tells us differently. This excellent book looks at the real history of the Middle East."
£17.99   Used & New from: £12.59
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Lost Revolution: Germany 1918 to 1923
7.  The Lost Revolution: Germany 1918 to 1923 by Chris Harman
The list author says:
  "The failure of the German Revolution allowed the rise of Fascism, the Second World War and the Holocaust. Why did the most powerful workers movement fail to take control? Lessons aplenty here."
£7.56   Used & New from: £5.00
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment (Cornerstone Books)
8.  The Vulnerable Planet: A Short Economic History of the Environment (Cornerstone Books) by John Bellamy Foster
The list author says:
  "How has society related the the natural world throughout the ages? Why is it that capitalism is particularly destructive? What does this mean for the future?"
£10.95   Used & New from: £8.21
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classics)
9.  War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classics) by Eamonn McCann
The list author says:
  "Eammon McCann's classic work on the 1968 struggle for Civil Rights in Ireland. Inspiring and analytical, it's wonderful reading."
£17.09   Used & New from: £11.00
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

When Adam Delved and Eve Span: A History of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381
10.  When Adam Delved and Eve Span: A History of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 by Mark O'Brien
The list author says:
  "The Peasents Revolt of 1381 - when the ordinary, most lowly people of the world made the Lords and Ladies tremble, forever changing England, so "Peasents could look their Lords in the eye"."
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Scotland: Class And Nation
11.  Scotland: Class And Nation by Chris Bambery
The list author says:
  "Is Scotland Oppressed? Or do English and Scottish workers have more in common than their own nation state. What has Scotlands role been in History? What do socialists say about  independence?"
£8.06   Used & New from: £0.77

The Paris Commune: A Revolutionary Democracy
12.  The Paris Commune: A Revolutionary Democracy by Donny Gluckstein
The list author says:
  "When workers take power, they start to create their own democraacy. That's the real lesson of the Paris Commune argues Gluckstein in this stunning assertion of a real revolutionary tradition."
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Strike by Name
13.  Strike by Name by Norman Strike
The list author says:
  "History isn't just sweeping, it's personal too. Here's one miner's account of the Great Miner's strike of 1984. Powerful, personally and moving."
£7.20   Used & New from: £0.99

The American War: Vietnam 1960-1975
14.  The American War: Vietnam 1960-1975 by Jonathan Neale
The list author says:
  "The Vietnam war broke a nation, and changed the US forever. Here's a fabulous account from one of those who fought to stop the war, about what it meant for ordinary people - US and Vietnamise."
£7.00   Used & New from: £0.44
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

The Fire Last Time: 1968 and After
15.  The Fire Last Time: 1968 and After by Chris Harman
The list author says:
  "Harman's great work on the events of 1968, when the pavements were torn up and rulers trembled, from Paris to Prague."
£8.96   Used & New from: £3.99

The Resistible Rise of Benito Mussolini
16.  The Resistible Rise of Benito Mussolini by Tom Behan
The list author says:
  "Fascism wasn't inevitable in the 1930s. Why it won in Italy and Germany and how it could have been stopped. Behan looks at the movements that had the power...."
£7.20   Used & New from: £2.95

The Pyramids
17.  The Pyramids by Miroslav Verner
The list author says:
  "A fairly academic, but never dry history of the Egyptian pyramids and their times. Worth taking with you, if you're ever lucky enough to go."
£11.69   Used & New from: £1.48
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town
18.  Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard
The list author says:
  "Is Pompeii really a city, "trapped in a moment of time", or is it more than this. A thought provoking examination of what we know about ancient lives, and what we don't."
£6.99   Used & New from: £2.71
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000 - 5000 BC
19.  After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000 - 5000 BC by Steven Mithen
The list author says:
  "The changes in climate after the end of the last Ice Age, shapped human kind. What was it like then, in the many and varied places humans lived? Mithen takes us on an unforgettable journey."
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The Scramble For Africa
20.  The Scramble For Africa by Thomas Pakenham
The list author says:
  "Not particularly radical, but an honest appraisel of what Colonialism did to the people and places of Africa. How the search for power and profit stripped a continent bare."
£10.39   Used & New from: £1.22
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)

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