Midnight legislation: Class Struggle in Ireland 1760-1840
Submitted by Terry on Sep 12 2007 18:50
This article was originally carried in issue 60 of Organise!, journal of the Anarchist Federation. It is a brief history of Whiteboy groups in rural Ireland.
1600-1980: Introduction to the United States - Noel Ignatiev
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 08:45
Introduction to the United States: An Autonomist Political History, Noel Ignatiev
1850-1994: The Battle for Hyde Park: ruffians, radicals and ravers
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 08:40
A timeline and radical history of rebellion, riots, sex and subversion in London's most famous park
Good old-fashioned trade unionism - Wildcat
Submitted by daniel on Jun 7 2007 21:57
Wildcat argue that unions have sabotaged working class struggle since their inception.
1862-1999: Revolutionary song in Italy
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 11 2006 14:07
The history of song, music, class struggle and anarchism in Italy's turbulent past.
1789-1989: Revolutionary song in France
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 11 2006 13:58
A history of song, music and revolutionary working class politics in France from the 1789 Revolution up to the 1980s and punk.
1799-today: Repression in Britain
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 11 2006 08:50
A short history of repressive and anti-worker government practice and legislation in Britain over the past two centuries.
1871: The Paris Commune
Submitted by Ed on Sep 8 2006 08:18
A brief history of the world's first socialist working class uprising. The workers of Paris, joined by mutinous National Guardsmen, seized the city and set about re-organising society in their own interests based on workers' councils. They could not hold out, however, when more troops retook the city and massacred 30,000 workers in bloody revenge.
1851: The Sydney sailors' riot
Submitted by Ed on Sep 8 2006 00:28
A history of the violent clash between Australian sailors and police after officers attempted to arrest a man dressed as a woman.
1833-1849: The Dorr Rebellion
Submitted by Ed on Sep 8 2006 00:22
Howard Zinn's history of a movement in the United States against a political system which permitted the vote only to landowners. Drafting their own “People’s Convention” the rebels were let down by some of their own ideas, such as racism, and were put down by force.
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