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Bellamy, Edward. 1850-98. US Utopian novelist. Looking Backward 2000-1887, 1888.
Bellow, Saul. 1915-2005. Canadian/US psychological novelist: Herzog 1964. Humboldt’s Gift 1975.
Ben Bella, Ahmed. 1918-. Algerian Socialist revolutionary. President 1962-5. House arrest 1965-79.
Beneš, Eduard. 1884-1948. Czech Nationalist, President, 1935-8,46-. Little Entente.
Bengal Partition. 1905-11. Split for administrative ease. Creates nationalistic opposition.
Bennett, Arnold. 1867-1931. English Staffordshire novelist. Meticulously detailed Naturalist. Clayhanger Series 1910.
Berkeley, George. 1685-1753. Irish immaterialist philosopher: reality exists only in the eye of God; for man, only when perceived. Principles of Knowledge 1710.
Bernard of Chartres. -c1130. French Neoplatonic Idealist philosopher. Real world of eternal ideas vs apparent world of material objects.
Bernstein, Eduard. 1850-1932. German anti-militant Socialist. Founded Fabians.
Bérulle, Cardinal Pierre. 1575-1629. Founder of Oratory. ‘French’ school of spiritual thought. Congregation of priests...Lazarites. Congregationalists.
Bevan, Aneurin. 1897-1960. British Socialist MP 1929-60. Architect of National Health Service, 1948.
Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne. 1832-1910. Norwegian poet, novelist: Kongen 1877, National anthem.
Blackmore, Richard. 1825-1900. English novelist: Lorna Doone 1869.
Blanc, Louis. 1811-82. French Utopian Socialist. Theory of equal wages. National Workshops. Organization du Travail 1839.
Blanqui, Louis. 1805-81. French militant socialist. Coined: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”, “Industrial Revolution”, 1837. Unsuccessful uprising 1839. Commune leader. Secret societies.
Blest Gana. 1830-1920. Chilean novelist. Arithmetic of Love 1862.
Bloody Sunday. 1887. Police kill 2 Socialists in Trafalgar Square Riot. 1905. Slaughter of petitioners to Winter Palace of Nicholas II leads to Russian Revolution. 1972. 13 killed in Londonderry riot.
Blum, Léon. 1872-1950. French Socialist Prime Minister 1936-7. 40 hr. week.
Bosanquet, Bernard. 1848-1923. English neo-Hegelian Idealist philosopher. History of Aesthetic 1892.
Bosch, Hieronymus. 1450-1516. Flemish allegorical moralist painter. Garden of Earthly Delights 1505.
Boudin, Eugene. 1824-98. French naturalist open-air painter. Beach at Deauville 1869.
Boulle, Pierre. 1912-94. French novelist. Bridge on the River Kwai 1952.
Bourassa, Henri. 1868-1952. Montreal journalist, politician. Founded Le Devoir, 1910.
Bourguiba, Habib. 1903-2000. Tunisian Nationalist president 1956-87. Moderate socialist.
Brackenridge, Hugh. 1748-1816. Scottish/US novelist. Modern Chivalry 1792.