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Independent Radical Publishing
These are the lives of the people who lived through extraordinary times, who struggled through revolution, reaction, violence, nationalism and colonialism, and who overturned understandings of race and gender. Reclaiming their histories from biographers who have erased their radicalism, this series puts revolutionary politics at the heart of each story. The series editors are: Sarah Irving, Lecturer in International History at Staffordshire University // Paul le Blanc, Professor of History at La Roche College, Pittsburgh.
A critical biography of one of the twentieth century’s best known but least understood revolutionaries
The true story of the strange disappearance of a radical icon
The fascinating story of a young Jewish socialist who risked everything to foment revolution amongst German soldiers in occupied France.
The biography of one of the world’s most influential African-American writers
A biography of the early anarchist whose life and work was at the heart of British Radicalism.
A new critical biography highlighting the contradictions in Gandhi’s non-violent philosophy.
A literary biography of one of the early heroes of radical Scottish Independence.
Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics
Accessible introduction to the life and times of one of the towering figures of the American Civil Rights movement
A biography of one of the most important political activists of a generation
A biography of one of England’s greatest poets, uncovering his radical, political influence.
A radical biography of the author of the classic anti-colonial text Black Skin, White Masks.
Charts the life and career of notable socialist, suffragist and Labour government minister, Ellen Wilkinson.
The first biography published after Chavez’s death, tracing his life from a poor rural family to the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas.
Lively and accessible biography of Sylvia Pankhurst, from suffragette to anti-Fascist activist.
A political biography of one of the 20th century’s most emblematic political figures.