From the rollicking welcome of “A Festive Song” to the defiant battle cry of “Watchword of Labor,” Songs of Freedom accomplishes the difficult task of making contemporary music out of old revolutionary songs. Far from the archival preservation of embalmed corpses, the inspired performance of a rocking band turns the timeless lyrics of James Connolly into timely manifestos for today’s young rebels. As Connolly himself repeatedly urged, nothing can replace the power of music to rais...

Considered by many Ireland's most important revolutionary, James Connolly devoted his life to struggles against exploitation, oppression, and imperialism. Active in workers' movements in the United States, Scotland , and Ireland, Connolly was a peerless organizer, sharp polemicist, and highly original thinker. His positions on the relationship between national liberation and socialism, revolution in colonized in colonized and under developed economies, and women's liberation in particular ...

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The Works of James Brendan ConnollySonnie-Boy's PeopleThe SeinersThe TrawlerThe U-boat huntersWide Courses

The Best Works of James Brendan ConnollySonnie-Boy's PeopleThe SeinersThe TrawlerThe U-boat huntersWide Courses

This book is available as an open access ebook under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Much of the French department of the Nord was occupied during the First World War. This book considers the ways in which occupied locals responded to and understood their situation, focusing on key behaviours adopted by locals and the beliefs surrounding such conduct. Key topics examined include forms of complicity, disunity, criminality, resistance, and the memory of the occupation. This local case study ca...

James B. Connolly was an American author known for his works of fiction, particularly those centered around outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and camping. "Sonnie-Boy's People" is one of his notable works and likely follows a similar theme, exploring the lives and adventures of characters in rural America.In the book, "Sonnie-Boy's People," Connolly may present a series of interconnected stories or vignettes that offer a glimpse into the lives of the residents of a small America...

Connolly details the early challenges faced by the Allies in the war at sea, particularly the surprise and effectiveness of the German U-boats, which had crippled merchant shipping and disrupted vital supplies to Europe. The narrative shifts between accounts of naval operations, technical advancements like depth charges and improved sonar, and the courageous men involved in the hunt for U-boats. It highlights the tense atmosphere of the Atlantic Ocean, where every surface ship and convoy h...

The character Jim Dugan is 33 years old and buying a large home in Tubac Arizona about forty miles south of Tucson and close to the Mexican border. During this time he meets and falls in love with a young Artiest from the University of Arizona. The FBI has always viewed Jim as a high end criminal but has never caught him at anything illegal. Jim in this story stumbles across a huge conspiracy of criminals stealing billions of dollars to use in the purchase the election of not only the Cong...

The character Jim Cooper is thirty two years old, single and quite rich. He has worked hard both in the Army for twelve years, then contracted with a high-tech secret computer company in Tucson Arizona. This story starts when Jims contract with the computer company came to an end and he decided he didnt want to renew it. Jim was tired of the work and all the spy stuff that came with it. He wanted to change how and why he lived. Jim quickly found romance, secrets and danger. The characters ...

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The Green City and Social Injustice examines the recent urban environmental trajectory of 21 cities in Europe and North America over a 20-year period. It analyses the circumstances under which greening interventions can create a new set of inequalities for socially vulnerable residents while also failing to eliminate other environmental risks and impacts.Based on fieldwork in ten countries and on the analysis of core planning, policy and activist documents and data, the bo...