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History: Elective History: Revolutions through the Ages

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History Today Magazine

History Today The Christopher Brennan Library has past issues available in print form in the library.

Books in the CBL

American Revolutionary War - 973.3

Boxer Rebellion - 951.03

Russian Revolution - 947.08

Mexican Revolution - 994.5

French Revolution - 972.91

First and Third Serville War (Ancient Rome) - 937

Haitian Revolution - 901 TRO

Podcasts

A weekly podcast exploring great political revolutions.

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American Revolutionary War

Library of Congress: Digital Collection - American Revolution
Online collection: American Revolution
Gale in Context database resource.
UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History
Gale in Context database resource.
Britannica: American Revolution
The Coming of the American Revolution 1764-1776
The Massachusetts Historical Society's site contains primary sources and contextual essays relating to the events leading up to the American Revolution.

Boxer Rebellion

David Silbey: China's Boxer Rebellion
Introduction to the Boxer Rebellion
Baptism of Fire: China's Christians and the Boxer Uprising of 1900
Research article on the Boxer Uprising
Justice on Behalf of Heaven
Published in History Today

Russian Revolution

Britannica: Russian Revolution
Online Collection: Russian Revolution
Gale in Context database resource.
Russian Revolution and Civil War
From: Encyclopedia of the Early 20th Century (1900 to 1950) on Modern World History database.

Mexican Revolution

Mexican Revolution in the Library of Congress
Essay article describing events of Mexican Revolution and an overview of an online exhibition curated by the Library of Congress
Mexican Revolution
Overview of event published in Gale Online Collection
Mexican Revolution (1910 - 1920)
Event overview published on Gale in Context
The Wind That Swept Through Mexico
The Hispanic - American Experience. Published by Primary Source Media.

French Revolution

Britannica: The French Revolution
Ducksters: French Revolution Causes
The French Revolution: 1789-1799
Gale in Context database resource.
The French Revolution: a tale of two revolutions
History.com: French Revolution

First and Third Serville War (Ancient Rome)

The Parthian Rival and Rome's Failure in the East
Academic Essay
Spartacus Leads Slave Uprising: 73 - 71 bce
Global Events: Milestone events throughout history published on Gale
The Servile Wars
Magazine article published on History Revealed
The fisherman: a Roman general sets his nets to catch Spartacus at Bruttium
Published in MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History.

Haitian Revolution

The Haitian Revoution
Home page on Gale with links to articles and primary sources regarding Haitian Revolution
Haitian Revolution
Published in Encyclopaedia of Race and Racism

The Haitian Revolution: Legacy and Actuality
Published with Open Access on Jstor.

Videos

The Storm that swept through Mexico: Revolutionary Leaders
From PBS Education