Our world is ever changing. Always moving forwards, never going back. Revolutions uncovers the inventions, ideas and uproars through history which have led to the world we know today.
Split into three distinct chapters covering power, ideas and technology, discover how 12 upheavals around the globe have led to permanent changes in how nations are run, how social attitudes have evolved and how people live their everyday lives. From India's long-fought revolution for home rule to the Gay Liberation Movement and even the explosive digital revolution, explore the key points which led up to each revolution, what was the tipping point, and all the ways the world was never the same afterwards.
Featuring rich, informative text from history enthusiast Joan Lennon and vivid, lively illustrations from Teo Georgiev, young readers will be fascinated by each captivating event which has eternally shaped our history.
A thought-provoking exploration of the idea of revolution: how upheavals, ideas and technology have irreversibly changed the world.Content split into three distinct chapters: power struggles, social revolutions and new technology. Chapter openers discuss what the word "revolution" means in each of these contexts, while showing how the idea is linked across all areas.Written by long-time author and history enthusiast Joan Lennon, who is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Dundee University and regular contributor on The History Girls blog. Her previous non-fiction book Talking History was shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Award 2023 and longlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2023 in the Information Books category.Bright, vivid, child-friendly illustrations from Teo Georgiev capture the details and feelings of each revolution while balancing out the the heaviness this topic can sometimes bring. 
