General Information

Author/Creator

Hall, Simon, 1976- author.

Language

English.

Published

[London] : Faber & Faber, 2016.

Physical Description

xiv, 509 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents/Summary

Summary

In 1956, all across the globe, ordinary people spoke out, filled the streets and city squares, and took up arms in an attempt to win their freedom.

Subjects

Subject

Civil rights > History.

Human rights > History.

Nineteen fifty-six, A.D.

History, Modern > 20th century.

Counterculture > History > 20th century.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Simon Hall.

Title Variation

Nineteen fifty-six : the world in revolt

Content

Winter: cracks in the old order -- Montgomery -- Mollet's surrender -- The secret speech -- Massive resistance -- Spring: a yearning for freedom -- The long walk -- Retreat from empire -- The Palestro massacre -- Part of a great struggle all over the world -- Summer: a spirit of rebellion -- Bread and freedom -- The Petőfi Circle -- Angry young men -- A coup de main -- The women's march -- Mob rule -- Autumn: revolution and reaction -- Collusion at Sèvres -- Polish October -- Uprising -- Suez -- Operation Whirlwind -- Sierra Maestra -- Freedom on the trail -- Aftermath.

ISBN

9780571312320

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	909.825 HAL		Reference	-

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