Kádár 100 - In His Own Words (Exhibition, Budapest, 31 May - 29 July)

Historical exhibition on the 100th anniversary of the birth of János Kádás in Galeria Centralis, OSA Archivum. János Kádár was born 100 years ago. As General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, he dominated the period between the crushed revolution of 1956 and the fall of the communist regime. Kádár's career was shaped by Hungary's turbulent 20th century, with its lost wars and ...

Reform oder Revolte. '1968' und Militär im internationalen Vergleich (Conference, 5-6 May 2012, Potsdam (English text))

Militärgeschichtliches Forschungsamt Potsdam 05.06.2012-06.06.2012, Potsdam, MGFA, Haus 12, Seminarraum Deadline: 01.06.2012 Das Jahr 1968 gilt gemeinhin als Chiffre für Wandelungsprozesse in Gesellschaft und Staat der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, aber auch für deren erste große innenpolitische Krise. Jedoch waren die "68er" nicht eine auf die Bundesrepublik beschränkte Bewegung, vielmehr vollzog sich ...

Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library (TOC no 69)

The January issue # 69 of the Kate Sharpley Library is now available. Contents: Graus i Alomà, Ramon. Josep Maria Alomà. MacSimóin, Alan. Interview with Alan MacSimóin of the Irish Anarchist History Archive. Odessa Anarchists Appeal to the city's Underworld (1919). Rodrigues, Edgar. Manuel Pérez Fernández - Spanish cabinet-maker and anarchist. ...

Anarchist Studies Network conference: registration now open (Announcement)

Registration for "Making Connections", the Anarchist Studies Network conference to be held in Loughborough on 3-5 September, is now open! Please log onto http://store.lboro.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&prodid=145&deptid=258&catid=84 to register. The deadline for registration is 30 June. After that, on-campus accommodation (cheapest) will not be available anymore. Late registration will ...

ámbitos nr. 66 - Fundacion Largo Caballero (Newsletter, TOC (Spanish text))

Cursos y Seminarios Cursos "Ayer y hoy del movimiento obrero" El pasado día 2 de marzo dieron comienzo las jornadas "Ayer y hoy del movimiento obrero", que se han desarrollado entre los meses de marzo y mayo de 2012 en la Universidad Carlos III, en el marco de los Cursos de Humanidades que esa universidad y la Fundación Francisco Largo Caballero organizan anualmente. [...] Publicaciones Presencia y ...

I dilemmi della democrazia - Rousseau tra Tocqueville e Marx (Study day, Torino, 30 May (Italian text))

I dilemmi della democrazia - Rousseau tra Tocqueville e Marx Giornata di studi nel 300° anniversario della nascita di Jean-Jacques Rousseau e nel 250° della pubblicazione del Contratto sociale Con il Patrocinio della Presidenza del Consiglio Regionale del Piemonte In memoria di Mirella Larizza Lolli Mercoledì 30 maggio 2012 FONDAZIONE LUIGI FIRPO - PALAZZO D'AZEGLIO - VIA PRINCIPE AMEDEO 34 - ...

Domela Nieuwenhuis, romantic revolutionary (Book presentation, Amsterdam, 30 May (Dutch text))

Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis (1846-1919), Nederlands beroemdste socialist, anarchist, 'us ferlosser'voor de Friezen, heeft behalve een museum en een standbeeld nu ook een monumentale biografie. Jan Willem Stutje is de auteur van Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis, een romantische revolutionair, Atlas/Contact geeft het boek uit en op 30 mei, 17.00u is de feestelijke presentatie in Spui 25 Amsterdam. Stutje ...

Labor and Working-Class History Association National Conference, 2013 (Announcement)

Save the date: June 6-8, 2013 in New York City, for the national conference of the Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA.) A call for proposals will be circulated in the near future--we welcome proposals for panels, plenary sessions, workshops, and roundtables that reflect the breadth and range of current work in labor history. Presentations on current issues facing workers and the labor ...

XXXIX Conference of the BASEES/Study Group of the Russian Revolution (Call for Papers, deadline 1 September)

CFP: XXXIX Conference of the BASEES/Study Group of the Russian Revolution - Norwich, United Kingdom 01/13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BASEES/Study Group of the Russian Revolution 04.01.2013-06.01.2013, Norwich, United Kingdom, University of East Anglia, Norwich Deadline: 01.09.2012 The XXXIX Conference of the Study Group of the Russian Revolution will take ...

The Bakunin Library (Call for Translators and Readers)

Call for Translators and Readers As I announced a month or so back, PM Press has decided to move ahead with the oft-mentioned Collected Works of Bakunin project, and I've been asked to coordinate and edit the thing. The prospect is equally exciting and daunting. I'm in the early stages of planning the introductory sampler volume and getting a general sense of what could, and what should, be included ...