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Penguin Books Ltd The Russia Anxiety
Book Synopsis''This exciting and provocative book blows apart misconceptions about the Russian past'' Lara Douds, Times Higher Education Russia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it? Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence and brutality. Yet the country has more often than not been a crucial ally, not least against Napoleon and in the two world wars. We admire its music and its writers. We lavish praise on the Russian soul. And still we think of Russia as a unique menace. What is it about this extraordinary country that consistently provokes such excessive responses? And why is this so dangerous?Ranging from the earliest times to the present, Mark B. Smith''s remarkable new book is a history of this ''Russia Anxiety''. Whether ally or enemy, superpower or failing state, Russia grips our imagination and fuels our fears unlike any other country. This book shows how history itself offers a clearer view and a better future.Trade ReviewA fluent meditation on Russian history, a gallant attempt to reason with those who believe that Russia is condemned to an endless cycle of failed reform and resurgent authoritarianism ... a welcome antidote to the overwrought stuff about Russia so widespread in the West today. -- Rodric Braithwaite * History Today *Compelling... Russian history is many layered, Smith argues, and the deeper we dig the more apparent it becomes that the tropes of Russophobic history bear little or no relation to reality ... As a Russian history specialist, he deploys his deep knowledge of the country's culture, society and peoples to capture with verve and imagination the grand sweep of its history, and combines this with an astute commentary on contemporary politics. -- Geoffrey Roberts * Irish Times *Fizzing with energy, Mark B. Smith's book explodes many myths about the Russians and compels us to reflect critically on ourselves. -- Simon Dixon, author of Catherine the GreatIn this exciting and provocative book, Mark B. Smith blows apart misconceptions about the Russian past ... Smith's energy and dynamism carry the day. -- Lara Douds * Times Higher Education *The author is a highly informed guide, [who] prompts a review of prejudices ... Smith makes an important fundamental point: we must talk to the Russians and live alongside them. -- Max Hastings * The Times *Smith makes a very strong case that Russia's past needs to be considered as much more complex than it generally is. For that reason alone, this book deserves a large audience ... The Russia Anxiety is a very welcome book. It provides a provocative and much needed analysis of Russian history which ably shows the oversimplified nature of most Western understandings of Russia. -- Paul Robinson, author of RUSSIAN CONSERVATISM and Professor of History at the University of OttawaThe Russia Anxiety is a valuable effort to assess the long history of the West's Russia-related worries ... Regrettably, more than five years [since the annexation of Crimea], the United States seems no closer to developing either a strategy or a policy to manage its relationship with Russia. Mark Smith's provocative book won't solve that problem alone, but it does offer some valuable guidance in thinking about solutions. -- Paul Saunders * Russia Matters *
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Oxford University Press Inc The Maya
Book SynopsisRestall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya historically subdivided and misunderstood in so many ways, the pursuit of what made them "the Maya" is all the more important.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Maya Genesis Chapter 2 The Divine King Chapter 3 The Writing Rabbit Chapter 4 A Day in the Life Chapter 5 Maya "Mysteries" Chapter 6 Conquests Chapter 7 Colonizations Further Reading Index
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Oxford University Press Inc The History of Childhood
Book SynopsisWhile children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Through the millennia, the age at which a child becomes a youth and a youth becomes an adult has varied by gender, class, religion, ethnicity, place, and economic need. As author James Marten explores in this Very Short Introduction, so too have the realities of childhood, each life shaped by factors such as education, expectation, and conflict (or lack thereof). Indeed, ancient Roman children lived very differently than those born of today''s Generation Z. Experiences of childhood have been shaped in classrooms and on factory floors, in family homes and orphanages, and on battlefields and in front of television sets. In addressing this diversity, The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction takes a global, expansive view of the features of childhood that have shaped childhood throughout history and continue to shape it now. From the rules of Confucian childrearing in twelfth-century China to the struggles of children living as slaves in the Americas or as cotton mill workers in Industrial Age Britain, Marten takes his inspiration from the idea that the lives of children reveal important and sometimes uncomfortable truths about civilization.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter One: TraditionsChapter Two: RevolutionsChapter Three: The Rise of "Modern" ChildhoodsChapter Four: Creating a Worldview of ChildhoodChapter Five: The Century of the Child and BeyondReferencesFurther ReadingIndex
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Oxford University Press Hitlers Personal Prisoner
Book SynopsisThis is the first fully researched biography of Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). It charts his life from his service in the Imperial German Navy, his work for the Inner Mission and as a Protestant pastor in the Berlin suburb of Dahlem from 1931. Niemöller''s work as a leading figure of the Confessing Church and his contribution to the conflicts over church policy during the Third Reich are analysed and contextualised. Chapters on the post-war period chart Niemöller''s contribution to ecumenism, anti-nuclear pacifism, and his role in rebuilding the West German Protestant Churches.From 1938 to 1945, Martin Niemöller was detained as ''Hitler''s Personal Prisoner'' in Nazi concentration camps. Liberated in April 1945, Niemöller was widely hailed as an icon of Christian resistance against the Nazi dictatorship. For many years, the Niemöller legend masked the problematic aspects of his life: his persistent antisemitism, on display even in the post-war period; his nationalism and support of the German war effort even whilst in concentration camp detention; and his disdain for parliamentary democracy. In his biography of the most important twentieth-century German Protestant, Benjamin Ziemann uncovers the ''historical'' Niemöller behind the legend of the resistance hero. Carefully situating Niemöller''s personal trajectory in his wider social milieu -- from the Imperial Navy to the West German peace movement -- Ziemann probes into core themes of twentieth century German history: militarism, National Socialism, German guilt, and moral reconstruction post-1945.Trade ReviewZiemann has written the definitive biography of Martin Niemöller. He replaces the post-war image of an iconic figure of resistance to Nazism with a compelling, far less flattering, interpretation. This emphasises the fervently held form of nationalist Protestantism, cultural antisemitism and rejection of liberal democracy that provided consistency to the seeming contradictions in Niemöller's thought and actions until well after 1945. * Ian Kershaw, Author of Personality and Power: Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe *This book is a brilliant reexamination of one of the most obdurate of sacred cows, the myth of Martin Niemöller. Ziemann has done prodigious work in pushing past the postwar narrative so carefully curated by Niemöller's circle of confidants, to do what historians are supposed to do: get to the truth. By deploying a fact-driven methodology concerned with scrutinizing old truth-claims, Ziemann delivers the kind of probing reevaluation of Niemöller that we have waited literally decades to read. * Richard Steigmann-Gall, Author of The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919-1945 *
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Oxford University Press French Cinema
Book SynopsisIt is often claimed that the French invented cinema. Dominating the production and distribution of cinema until World War 1, when they were supplanted by Hollywood, the French cinema industry encompassed all genres, from popular entertainment to avant-garde practice. The French invented the auteur and the ciné-club; they incubated criticism from the 1920s to our own day that is unrivalled; and they boast more film journals, fan magazines, TV shows, and festivals devoted to film than anywhere else. This Very Short Introduction opens up French cinema through focusing on some of its most notable works, using the lens of the New Wave decade (1958-1968) that changed cinema worldwide. Exploring the entire French cinematic oeuvre, Dudley Andrew teases out distinguishing themes, tendencies, and lineages, to bring what is most crucial about French Cinema into alignment. He discusses how style has shaped the look of female stars and film form alike, analysing the made up aesthetic of many films, and the paradoxical penchant for French cinema to cruelly unmask surface beauty in quests for authenticity. Discussing how French cinema as a whole pits strong-willed characters against auteurs with high-minded ideas of film art, funded by French cinema''s close rapport to literature, painting, and music, Dudley considers how the New Wave emerged from these struggles, becoming an emblem of ambition for cinema that persists today. He goes on to show how the values promulgated by the New Wave directors brought the three decades that preceded it into focus, and explores the deep resonance of those values today, fifty years later. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The 'makeup' of French film and its demaquillage: Jeanne Moreau 2: The insurgency of the authentic and the regime of strong fathers : Jean Gabin 3: Renoir and Bresson: two incomparable sources 4: An intellectual cinema looks back to tradition and forward to the end of history 5: The school of the New Wave and the lessons it has taught Further reading Index
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Oxford University Press Enlightened Oxford
Book SynopsisEnlightened Oxford aims to discern, establish, and clarify the multiplicity of connections between the University of Oxford, its members, and the world outside; to offer readers a fresh, contextualised sense of the University''s role in the state, in society, and in relation to other institutions between the Williamite Revolution and the first decade of the nineteenth century, the era loosely describable (though not without much qualification) as England''s ancien regime.Nigel Aston asks where Oxford fitted in to the broader social and cultural picture of the time, locating the University''s importance in Church and state, and pondering its place as an institution that upheld religious entitlement in an ever-shifting intellectual world where national and confessional boundaries were under scrutiny. Enlightened Oxford is less an inside history than a consideration of an institutional presence and its place in the life of the country and further afield. While admitting the degree of corpTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: Fame, Form, and Function: the University's place and purpose in the long eighteenth century Intellectual Presence 2: Oxford and British academic contexts after the Glorious Revolution 3: The defence of the Church of England and Christian belief 4: Oxford and the Arts and Humanities 5: Oxford and contemporary science: anxiety, adaptation, and advance Institutional Presence and Interactions 6: University personnel: offices, influence, and the polity 7: Oxford and the Crown 8: Oxford, the world of Westminster, and the defence of the University's interests 9: Beyond the University: Outreach and connections in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland Cultural Constructions, Connections, and Tensions 10: The University as seen from outside 11: Oxford and the wider world: the European connections and imperial involvements of the University 12: Insider trading: family, friendship, connection, and culture beyond the University Conclusion: Oxford variations on an Enlightenment theme
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Penguin Books Ltd Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 50 Postcards
Book SynopsisA stunning set of postcards celebrating fifty extraordinary women who have changed the world -- from the team behind the phenomenally successful Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls''Every single rebel girl I know (and some rebel women, too) will be getting this gorgeous box of postcards, with inspiring quotes from extraordinary women, for Christmas'' - Sam Baker, The PoolFrom Malala and Michelle Obama to Ada Lovelace and Zaha Hadid, this set of beautifully designed postcards celebrates some of the most remarkable women featured in Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. With a short bio on each card and inspiring quotes, this is the perfect gift for all the rebels in your life.Featuring:Creators: Frida Kahlo, The Brontë Sisters, Julia Child, Nina Simone, Zaha Hadid, Xian Zhang, Ada Lovelace, Maud Stevens Wagner, Maria Callas, and Millo Castro ZaldarriagaLeaders: Queen Elizabeth I, Fadumo Dayib, Yaa Asantewaa, Jingu, Hatshepsut, Nanny of the Maroons, Lakshmi Bai, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama, and Eufrosina CruzPioneers: Sylvia Earle, Ann Makosinski, Jane Goodall, Alek Wek, Maria Sibylla Merian, Balkissa Chaibou, Wang Zhenyi, Mae C. Jemison, Cholita Climbers, and Maria ReicheChampions: Yursa Mardini, Maya Gabeira, Wilma Rudolph, Serena and Venus Williams, Mary Kom, Alfonsina Strada, Amna Al Haddad, Misty Copeland, Simone Biles, and Ashley FiolekWarriors: Sonita Alizadeh, Claudia Ruggerini, Malala Yousafzai, Manal Al-Sharif, Maya Angelou, Rosa Parks, Anna Politkovskaya, Harriet Tubman, Miriam Makeba, and Irena SendlerowaTrade ReviewEvery single rebel girl I know (and some rebel women, too) will be getting this gorgeous box of postcards, with inspiring quotes from extraordinary women, for Christmas -- Sam Baker * The Pool *Send your favourite patriarchy-busting women these Rebel Girls postcards * Stylist *
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Penguin Books Ltd Blood And Thunder
Book SynopsisLiam O''Callaghan''s revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions of politics, religion and class that have defined modern Irish history.Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has become a leading rugby nation despite its tiny population and the fact that the sport is only the fourth most popular team game on the island by participation.In Blood and Thunder, O'Callaghan traces the dramatic evolution whereby a rugby nation that was deeply attached to amateurism has made such a dramatic success of professionalism. From the sequence of events that led Ireland''s private Catholic secondary schools to embrace rugby, to the controversies and crises that have shaken Irish rugby including the Northern Troubles, the Belfast rape
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Yale University Press The Gentlemans Daughter
Book SynopsisBased on a close examination of letters, diaries and account books, this study offers an insight into the intimate and everyday lives of genteel women and transforms our understanding of the position of women in this period.Trade Review"The most important thing in English feminist history in the last ten years." Roy Porter; "The Gentleman's Daughter is the most important work of social history since Lawrence Stone's Family, Sex and Marriage. From now on, any historian writing about 18th-century women will have to address the arguments in Vickery's book... It is the first book to bring out into the open the debate about separate spheres. It succeeds on two levels, first as an academic argument of the highest order, and second as a fascinating and enjoyable read. Serious history is rarely this fun." Amanda Foreman, The Times; "Innovative, expertly researched and luminous in style." Linda Colley, London Review of Books; "Amanda Vickery's new history of women in Georgian England offers a revolutionary reinterpretation of the accepted script, both an academic triumph and a spell-binding read" Julie Wheelwright, The Independent
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Yale University Press The Gardens of the British Working Class
Book SynopsisTrade Review'This is a wonderful book, and an unusual addition to the gardening shelf. It reveals the democracy of gardening and its being both a craft and an art – a mixture of hard labour and passion. Margaret Willes's book shows how people with no money and little time to themselves produced riches on small plots – little paradises, even. How begging, borrowing (and stealing), they would create wealths of flowers and food, and find joy in doing so. How gardening would become their chosen taskmaster – and their deliverer. Willes's history is a constant statement of how green fingers have transformed lives. The book is a delight.' - Ronald Blythe, author of Akenfield 'An encyclopaedic and enjoyable read, so well written and so informative that it should appeal to anyone interested in history and horticulture.' - Bob Flowerdew, regular panel member of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time 'Garden historians characteristically focus on the gardens of grand houses and their makers. By contrast, this is an intriguing study of an often overlooked area of both horticultural and social history. Through dauntingly energetic research, Margaret Willes has produced a colourful and remarkably detailed account of how a passion for flower and vegetable gardening has enriched the lives of millions.' - Michael Leapman, author of One Man and His Plot‘…in this wonderfully rich study, Margaret Willes reveals the forgotten history of Britain’s working-class horticulturalists’—PD Smith, the Guardian. -- P.D. Smith * The Guardian *
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Yale University Press A Movement in Every Direction
Book SynopsisThrough images and texts both historical and contemporary, this book looks at the Great Migration and its profound and ongoing impactTrade Review
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Yale University Press Talking Back Native Women and the Making of the
Book SynopsisA pathbreaking look at Native women of the early South who defined power and defied authorityTrade Review“An artful, powerful book. Alejandra Dubcovsky has created a substantial contribution to our knowledge of women in the so-called ‘forgotten centuries’ of European colonialism in the southeast.”—Malinda Maynor Lowery, author of The Lumbee Indians“A remarkable book. Alejandra Dubcovsky pursued relentless research to uncover the histories of women previously unseen, even unnamed. As Dubcovsky shows, they had names, they had families, they had lives that mattered. The historical landscape is transformed by their presence.”—Lisa Brooks, author of Our Beloved Kin“Phenomenal. This pathbreaking scholarship returns our attention to the Indigenous women who shaped the early south. Blending Indigenous studies and historical methodologies, Dubcovsky offers innovative accounts of Native power and survivance amidst colonial invasion.”—Elizabeth Ellis, Princeton University“Dubcovsky breathes vibrant life into documentary fragments as she expertly leads her readers through the Spanish colonial archive to rediscover the many women—be they Timucuan, Apalachee, Spanish or African—awaiting scholarly resurrection.”—Juliana Barr, Duke University“Carefully researched and evocatively written, Dubcovsky’s book centers Indigenous women in the history of the early South, offering a timely reminder that stories of war, empire, and Indigenous worlds are transformed when we attend to women’s power.”—Joshua Piker, William and Mary Quarterly
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Yale University Press In the Shadow of St. Pauls Cathedral
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary story of St. Paul’s Churchyard—the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millenniumTrade Review“It was the book trade for which St. Paul’s Churchyard became famous. . . . Willes, a liveryman of the Stationers’ Company, relishes this hive of industry; it is when she writes of the book trade that her own book comes alive.”—Paul Lay, Sunday Telegraph“Wonderfully engaging. . . . Willes gives a diverting account of searing political pamphlets . . . and the first printing of literary sensations such as Lyrical Ballads, with walk-on appearances from Charlotte Brontë and Mary Wollstonecraft. . . . Londoners have taken this territory for granted for too many decades, and Willes is here to put that right.”—Sinclair McKay, Spectator“This book is an exceptional compendium and encyclopedic survey of historic events and actions. . . . Willes writes in a pleasing, clear, and lively style.”—Seventeeth-Century News“Invariably accurate, clear and fascinating. . . . [Willes] discovers infinite historical riches in this one small patch of London, and delivers them to the reader without complication or prejudice.”—Robert Gray, Catholic Herald“St Paul’s Cathedral survived the Blitz, but the area surrounding it was erased together with its vibrant community. Margaret Willes’s elegant writing, beautifully illustrated, makes it present to us once again.”—Alex Faludy, The Tablet“As this engagingly written book reveals, the area around the cathedral has a discrete but fascinating history that illuminates the story of London as a whole. . . . The author has spent her career in publishing and the care with which this book is written and structured reflects that experience.”—John Goodall, Country Life“In this new book, handsomely illustrated and produced by Yale University Press . . . the story moves briskly forward, enlivened by colourful anecdotes, from Medieval London to the events surrounding Occupy and the erection of a protest camp in 2011.”—Richard Chartres, Church Times“Whether or not you have London ancestors, this is a fascinating look at the history of London from a new and different angle. . . . There are plenty of interesting illustrations to help bring the story to life, as do the lively and evocative descriptions of a now lost part of London’s history.”—Family Tree Magazine“There is no doubt that this book is a significant contribution to the histories of London and of print . . . There has long been a need for this book and Willes has fulfilled that need excellently."—Joe Saunders, The Local Historian“Margaret Willes offers a unique exploration of a lost world, centring on the publishing community which once clustered around St Paul’s Cathedral. Her fascinating book spans centuries, introduces an array of memorable characters, and offers important insights into an enthralling aspect of London’s history.”—Margarette Lincoln, author of London and the 17th Century“When St Paul’s Churchyard was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in December 1940, the “Second Great Fire of London” obliterated centuries of London publishing history overnight. Now Margaret Willes offers us a thrilling and evocative resurrection of the stories buried beneath the ashes.”—Jerry White, author of The Battle of London, 1939–45“A revelatory new insight into a part of London that I thought I knew well. I couldn’t put it down.”—Adrian Tinniswood, author of His Invention so Fertile: A Life of Christopher Wren “This wonderfully evocative book recreates the business and bustle of an area that was the vibrant heart of London for over a millennium and the historic centre of the nation’s literary life. Once again, Margaret Willes demonstrates her gift for blending scholarly research and entertaining anecdote.”—George Goodwin, author of Benjamin Franklin in London
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Little, Brown Book Group Playing Cards In Cairo
Book SynopsisPLAYING CARDS IN CAIRO is a fly-on-the-wall account - like THE BOOKSELLER OF KABUL - of life (for western readers) in a strange and exotic environment. Hugh Miles lives in Cairo and is engaged to an Egyptian woman. Twice a week he plays cards with a small group of Arab, Muslim women and through this medium he explores their lives in modern Cairo, the greatest of Arab cities. It is a secretive, romantic, often deprived but always soulful existence for the women as they struggle with abusive husbands and philandering boyfriends. The book is a window onto a city - and a way of life - which is at a crucial juncture in its history. Hugh Miles, who knows the Arab world intimately, is the perfect guide.Trade Review** 'Behind the veil are the frustrations, fads, fashions and fallibilities familiar to women the world over. Miles is a loving listener, whose understanding of the Islamic world is sharpened by tea and sympathy * THE TIMES *** 'Playing Cards mixes personal vignettes with an informed overview of Egyptian politics, and although unflinching about Cairo's problems, Miles shows his affection for this great city of every page. * FINANCIAL TIMES *** 'An intriguing read and, as an introduction to Egyptian life, it's fascinating * DAILY MAIL *** 'Miles should be applauded for telling their stories so compellingly, and for giving us such a detailed insight into their everyday lives. * SCOTSMAN *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medieval Monstrosity
Book SynopsisThis volume examines various manifestations and understandings of the concept of monstrosity in medieval Europe around 500-1500 ce through a collection of contextual chapters and primary sources. The main chapters focus on a specific theme, a type of monster or representation of monstrosity, and consist of a contextual essay synthesizing recent scholarship on that theme, excerpts from primary sources and a bibliography of additional primary and secondary sources on the topics addressed in the chapter. In addition to building upon the wealth of scholarship on monsters and monstrosity produced in recent decades, the book engages with the current fascination with monsters in popular culture, especially in movies, television, and video games. The book presents a survey of medieval monstrosity for a non-specialist audience and provides a theoretical framework for interpreting the monstrous. This book is ideal for undergraduate students working on the theme of monstrosity, aTable of Contents1. Monster Theory and The Monstrous Races 2. Non-Christians as Monsters: Jews and Muslims 3. The Monstrous Female Body, Monstrous Women, and Monstrous Births 4. Revenants 5. Werewolves 6. Dragons
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Taylor & Francis The Pursuit of History
Book SynopsisThis classic introduction to the study of history invites the reader to stand back and consider some of its most fundamental questions â what is the point of studying history? How do we know about the past? Does an objective historical truth exist and can we ever access it?In answering these central questions, John Tosh argues that, despite the impression of fragmentation created by Postmodernism in recent years, history is a coherent discipline which still bears the imprint of its nineteenth-century origins. Consistently clear-sighted, he provides a lively and compelling guide to a complex and sometimes controversial subject, while making his readers vividly aware of just how far our historical knowledge is conditioned by the character of the sources and the methods of the historians who work on them.History does not stand still, and this updated seventh edition deals with complex and wide-ranging material in a clear and accessible way that is up-to-date with current historiographical trends. A fuller treatment is given to the importance of digitization both in the section on source criticism and in relation to public history, reflecting its growing importance within historical study. Both the text and references have been expanded to include a fuller range of both American and global scholarship, and the book concludes with a forthright reminder that historical perspective illuminates major problems in the present.Lucid and engaging, this edition retains the user-friendly features that make it a favourite with both students and lecturers, including marginal glosses, illustrations and suggestions for further reading. Along with its companion website, this is an essential guide to the theory and practice of history.Trade ReviewPraise for the previous edition:"This exceptionally insightful book makes the study of history a joy to read. Tosh maps out the major questions and developments in historiography with extraordinary clarity, guiding the reader on debates and methods of research in concise and informative ways. His continued attention to up‐dating the book without doubt makes it a critical text for undergraduates and an essential resource for postgraduates and scholars."Catherine Dewhirst, University of Southern Queensland, Australia"John Tosh’s book is the most useful introduction to recent historiography now available. It surveys major trends and achievements more clearly and concisely than its main competitors, and is an excellent and easy resource for contextualising other historical writings of all kinds. It can add a great deal to students’ understanding of historical writing."Nicholas Karn, University of Southampton, UK"The Pursuit of History has many strengths. It is extremely well‐written and lucid. It strikes a very nice balance between tracing historiography, delineating historical methodology, and discussing the major historiographical developments over the last few decades. Comprehensive, insightful and conversant with the latest historiographical currents, it is essential reading in any undergraduate or graduate theory and method course."Thomas W. Gallant, University of California, San Diego, USA"John Tosh’s Pursuit of History was so far ahead of the game on its first publication that much of the profession are only just now catching up with his wonderfully diverse and pluralistic approach to the study of the past. This new edition promises to equip and inspire the next generations of historians once again very much for the better."Richard Sheldon, University of Bristol, UK"Tosh’s Pursuit of History, in its newest edition, remains the definitive introduction to historical criticism and historiography. Well‐structured, up‐to‐date, highly readable and drawing on a wealth of fascinating illustrative material from the author’s own research, it stands out as the best text combining fundamental method with key theoretical approaches and research trends."William L. Chew III, Vesalius College, Brussels, Belgium"The sixth edition of John Tosh’s The Pursuit of History is a clearly written, informative and absorbing introduction to the practice of ‘doing’ history. While retaining the most useful features of earlier editions of the book, this latest edition introduces new, valuable material on public history, digitised sources, historical controversies, transnational history and the nature of the archive. It includes an expanded range of examples and case‐studies, including additional material on American history, along with an updated reference list, making it an invaluable text for both tutors and students of history alike."Robert James, University of Portsmouth, UKTable of Contents1. Historical Awareness 2. The Uses of History 3. Mapping the Field 4. The Raw Materials 5. Using the Sources 6. Writing and Interpretation 7. The Limits of Historical Knowledge 8. History and Social Theory 9. Cultural Evidence and the Cultural Turn 10. Gender History and Postcolonial History 11. Memory and the Spoken Word 12. History Beyond Academia 13. Conclusion: The Topicality of History
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University of California Press La Nueva California
Book SynopsisSince late 2001 more than fifty percent of the babies born in California have been Latino. When these babies reach adulthood, they will, by sheer force of numbers, influence the course of the Golden State. This study suggests that the future of Latinos in California will be neither complete assimilation nor unyielding separatism.Table of ContentsLists of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1 * America Defines Latinos 2 * Latinos Reject America's Definition 3 * Washington Defines a New Nativism 4 * Latinos Define Latinos 5 * Times of Crisis 6 * Latinos Define "American" 7 * Creating a Regional American Identity 8 * Latino Post-Millennials 9 * Latino Post-Millennials Create America's Future Appendix Notes Index
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Faber & Faber The Rising Down
Book SynopsisRemarkable.' THE TIMES''Wonderful.' GUARDIAN''Fascinating.'' TELEGRAPH''As a portrait of a place, it's hard to better.' COUNTRY LIFE''A thrill akin to discovering buried treasure.'' RICHARD MABEY''Humane, humorous and joyful.'' RUTH SCURRWhen the celebrated critic and cultural historian Alexandra Harris returned to her childhood home of West Sussex, she realised that she barely knew the place at all. As she probed beneath the surface, excavating layers of archival records and everyday objects bringing a lifetime''s reading to bear on the place where she started hundreds of unexpected stories and hypnotic voices emerged from the area's past. Who has stood here, she asks; what did they see? From the painter John Constable and the modernist writer Ford Madox Ford to the lost local women who left little trace, these electrifying encounters spanning the Downs, Poland, Australia, Canada - insp
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Faber & Faber Ten Days in Harlem
Book SynopsisRising star Simon Hall captures the spirit of the 1960s in ten days that revolutionised the Cold War: Fidel Castro''s visit to New York.With its cool judgements and blackly comic sense of irony, Hall's book is a rare pleasure to read.'DOMINIC SANDBROOK, Literary Review''A lively account . . . Ten Days in Harlem doesn''t stint on piquant detail.''LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS''[A] perceptive, thoroughly researched and readable study.''IRISH TIMESNew York City, September 1960. Fidel Castro - champion of the oppressed, scourge of colonialism, and leftist revolutionary arrives for the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. His visit to the UN represents a golden opportunity to make his mark on the world stage.Fidel's shock arrival in Harlem is met with a rapturous reception from the local African American community. He holds court from the iconic Hotel Theresa as a succession o
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Faber & Faber Hollywood
Book SynopsisHollywood: The Oral History covers the history of Hollywood from the Silent era up to the 21st century.What makes this book unique from any other survey of Hollywood''s history is that it is the history of an art form through the words of those people who created it - from Harold Lloyd to Katharine Hepburn to Warren Beatty to Jane Fonda and beyond, including directors, writers, producers, editors, designers of sets and costumes.As such, the authenticity of the text is irrefutable.The material in the book - gathered over the decades by the American Film Institute - has never been published before, has never been heard before.It is comprehensive - a monument that will never age nor be surpassed.
£25.00
Harvard Center for Jewish Studies Mezukak Shivatayim
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£46.71
National Trust 100 Curiosities Inventions from the Collections
Book SynopsisKatie Knowles is Assistant National Curator for Engagement at the National Trust. She specialises in interpretation and has contributed to content and publications on the Trust's rich and varied collections. She previously worked as the National Trust's Research Manager and held various communications roles before joining the Trust's Assistant Curator training programme.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 100 CURIOSITIES & INVENTIONS; Gazetteer of featured properties; Index; Acknowledgements; Picture credits
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Vintage Europes Inner Demons The Demonization of
Book SynopsisIn this ground-breaking book, Professor Norman Cohn traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins. He examines the fantasies that inspired the great European witch-hunt of the 16th and 17th centuries when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive. It is a fascinating history of the need to imagine antihuman conspiracies and an investigation of how those fantasies made the great European witch-hunt possible. In addition, Professor Cohn''s discovery that some influential sources on witch trials were forgeries has revolutionized the field of witchcraft studies, making this one of the most essential books ever written on the subject.Trade ReviewIt is not too much to say that Professor Cohn has revolutionised the study of the subject - It is a brilliant book. -- Bernard Levin * Observer *An indispensable study. -- Robin Lane Fox * Financial Times *This is a book of real stature which I hope will have a side impact. Only if we begin to understand the horrifying recesses of the human imagination can we prevent the recurrences of those dreadful, irrational persecutions which have so disfigured human history. -- Anthony Storr
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British Museum Press Latin inscriptions
Book SynopsisDirk Booms is a curator of Roman archaeology at the British Museum. He has special interests in Roman architecture, sculpture, glass and inscriptions and is co-author of Roman Empire: Power and People (British Museum Press, 2013).Table of Contents1. Who put up inscriptions and why? • 2. The Latin language and its Latin script • 3. How to read inscriptions • 4. Imagery and inscription • 5. The art of the stone cutters • 6. Inscriptions today
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Duckworth Books Vagabonds
Book SynopsisDickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this Wolfson History Prize-shortlisted portrait by a rising-star historian and New Generation Thinker.Trade Review‘Rich in research… a telling account’ Martin Chilton, Independent (Books of the Month)'Compellingly written, utterly captivating... Jensen’s book is stuffed to bursting with original voices and sources alongside his well-crafted expert analysis… every page of Vagabonds rings with the thrum and bass of a city that saw itself as the centre of the world' Fern Riddell, BBC History magazine'Vagabonds is a collection of exquisite stories. Open the cover and a beguiling crowd of characters run amok... Jensen gives these past lives a monument, a dignity and recognition they deserve. Jensen is the real deal; I’ve never encountered a historian quite like him’ Gerard de Groot, The Times (Book of the Year)'Jensen’s fascinating, delightfully readable book is animated by a formidable passion for recovering the stories of some of metropolitan London’s poorest, most precarious, but also most creative people, a passion that is all too rare in accounts of the period... Vagabonds narrates their lives with a sympathy and sensitivity that is often moving' Matthew Beaumont, author of Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London'A very readable and historically well researched picture of the nineteenth-century poor' Gareth Stedman Jones, Professor of the History of Ideas, Queen Mary University of London, and author of Outcast London'Not only a notable accumulation, from original sources, of the horrors of survival on the streets of nineteenth-century London, but a devastating exposure of pseudo-charity as a form of coercive policing. A vigorous and necessary account made timely by the widening chasm between obscene wealth and dire poverty in our contemporary metropolis' Iain Sinclair, author of The Last London'Oskar Jensen's Vagabonds is an elegantly-written and vivid account of the people that lived and worked in Georgian and Victorian London. Jensen doesn't just present these hitherto marginalised figures on the page; like a delightful sorcerer, he brings them back to life' Tomiwa Owolade, award-winning author of This is Not America‘Oskar Jensen has coaxed out of the archives a vast range of original voices of the street poor of London. With great sensitivity and scholarly rigour, he ensures that, once again, we hear the lived experiences of those who lived and died on the margins of metropolitan life’ Sarah Wise, author of The Blackest Streets and Inconvenient People'Superb... Writing with an elegance and emotional intelligence that exceeds many novels, he presents us with the lives of beggars (children and adults), match sellers, buskers, milkmaids, pickpockets, prostitutes and the odd famous actor... We are left with the sense that despite poverty, monotony and grinding hard work, these people’s human spirit, optimism and humour helped them triumph over their surroundings... This book provides an invaluable source to anyone setting their fiction in this world, which is also an immensely entertaining and informative read in its own right. One of the best history books I have read recently' The Historical Novel Society
£10.44
John Murray Press Trains and Buttered Toast Selected Radio Talks
Book SynopsisEccentric, sentimental and homespun, John Betjeman''s passions were mostly self-taught. He saw his country being devastated by war and progress and he waged a private war to save it. His only weapons were words - the poetry for which he is best known and, even more influential, the radio talks that first made him a phenomenon. From fervent pleas for provincial preservation to humoresques on eccentric vicars and his own personal demons, Betjeman''s talks combined wit, nostalgia and criticism in a way that touched the soul of his listeners from the 1930s to the 1950s. Now collected in book form for the first time, his broadcasts represent one of the most compelling archives of twentieth-century broadcasting, reawakening the modern reader to Betjeman''s unique perspective and the compelling magic of the golden age of wireless.Trade Review'A real treat ... A lovely, lovely anthology' * Daily Mail, Val Hennessy, Critic's Choice *'Games... has produced a volume which no Betjemaniac will be without.' * Evening Standard: A.N. Wilson *'What a joy' * Sunday Herald Magazine *'Beautifully produced... Betjeman was evidently a comic writer of the highest class' * Guardian *'Excellent' * Spectator *'Informative and entertaining' * Scotsman *'In Trains and Buttered Toast Betjeman's voice is gloriously new again' * The Times *'Stephen Games has made a useful, entertaining selection of Betjeman's radio talks' * Sunday Telegraph *
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John Murray Press Running for the Hills
Book SynopsisWhen Jenny and Robert fall in love in the late 1960s they decide to build a new future together, away from the city. They escape to an isolated sheep farm nestled on a mountainside. It has no running water but it is beautiful and rugged. Their young sons can roam wild. As their flock struggles, money runs low and rain drives in horizontally across the fields, inside the ancient house their marriage begins to unravel. Wilful and romantic, Jenny refuses to abandon her farm. She will bring her boys up single-handedly on the mountain. Together they embark on a perilous adventure. Running for the Hills is astonishing family memoir - Horatio Clare vividly recreates his mother''s extraordinary way of life and his own bewitching childhood in a magical story of love and struggle.Trade Review'The young family has to face the hardships that small farmers and smallholders endure everywhere' * The Times *'A tender, eloquent book about love, the power of the land and the price to paid for living out one's dreams' * Sarah Dunant *'A joy ... heartening, raw, tender.' * John Carey, Sunday Times *'Touching, funny and extremely well-written' * Telegraph *Enchanting ... magical ... so beautifully written that you almost hold your breath' * Daily Mail *'A major talent' * Marie Clare *'Beautifully written ... crammed with precious details ... It should be required reading' * Guardian *'It is the prose equivalent of a collection of poems by Ted Hughes - or Wordsworth' * Sunday Times *'The classic Great Escape . . . strikingly told' * Matthew Bell, TLS *'An assured and compelling first book ... A moving exploration of the slow triumph of adversity over optimism' * Rose Tremain, The Sunday Telegraph *
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Hachette Australia Carpathia
Book SynopsisIn the early hours of 15 April 1912, the Cunard steamship Carpathia receives a distress call from the new White Star liner Titanic. Captain Arthur Rostron immediately turns Carpathia northwest and sails full speed through the dark night, into waters laden with icebergs, on a rescue mission that will become legendary.Almost a century later, Carpathia''s wreck has finally been located. She''s over 500 feet down and only a few divers in the world can attain these depths. Among them is Englishman Ric Waring''s team. In this captivating and intensively researched story, we follow the dual narratives of Rostron and the daring rescue of the Titanic survivors by Carpathia, and of Waring''s team and their dangerous determination to reach the wreck. Rich in history and drama, the true story of Carpathia from her launching to the sensational events of 1912, World War I and beyond is a compelling narrative that moves at the page-turning pace of the very best fiction.Trade ReviewLudowyke's book is captivating and well-researched. * QWeekend *Ludowyke's book is captivating and well-researched. * QWeekend *This book, written and meticulously researched by the Sunshine Coast academic, will be enjoyed by a much wider audience. The reason is Ludowyke's charming way of breathing life into the scenes she writes about and the characters who form the focus of her narrative. * BW Magazine *This book, written and meticulously researched by the Sunshine Coast academic, will be enjoyed by a much wider audience. The reason is Ludowyke's charming way of breathing life into the scenes she writes about and the characters who form the focus of her narrative. * BW Magazine *Review TO COME * WHO Magazine *Review TO COME * QWeekend *This marvellous book recounts the many stories of this forgotten hero of the Titanic disaster. * The Daily Telegraph *a compelling narrative that moves at the page-turning pace of the very best fiction * Mildura Midweek *The dramatic and fascinating story * Law Society Journal *Beyond all the heroism and drama, this is ultimately a parable about a modest vessel which outclasses a superliner when it really counts. * Spectrum *
£18.00
Pluto Press A Peoples History of Tennis
Book SynopsisTennis is much more than Wimbledon! This story reveals the hidden history of the sport.Trade Review'Berry's potted history makes for a lively, informative read ... and, above all, makes you want to pick up a racquet' -- Emily Bootle, New Statesman'Engaging and thoughtful' -- William Skidelsky, Guardian 'A persuasive case for tennis as a great democratic game' -- Tim Adams, Observer'A fluent and enjoyable history of tennis' -- Norma Clarke, Literary Review‘The central thesis of David Berry’s excellent A People’s History of Tennis is that despite establishment credentials, tennis is surprisingly radical.' -- Robert Domenghetti, Times Literary Supplement‘Great news – playing tennis is not inconsistent with radical politics. This is just one of the fascinating facts in this amazing history of our sport’ -- Lord Richard Layard, Emeritus Professor of Economics at the LSE co-author of the ‘Thrive: The Power of Psychological Therapy’‘We might think of lawn tennis as a sport of the privileged, but this fascinating, beautifully written book reveals that in its 150-year history it has been played with passion by women, lesbians and gays, ethnic minorities and socialists alike’ -- Lucy Bland, Professor of Social and Cultural History, Anglia Ruskin University and author of 'Britain's 'Brown Babies'''David Berry's delightfully gossipy book delves into the personal histories of tennis players famous and unknown. He lovingly charts the progress of the game since its beginnings in the Victorian period and explains why so many people, players and spectators, love it' -- Elizabeth Wilson author of 'Love Game: A History of Tennis, from Victorian Pastime to Global Phenomenon''A suffragette plot to burn down Wimbledon, Jewish quotas at your local tennis club, All England Married Couples Championships - you think you know tennis and then along comes this compelling little gem by David Berry, positing a progressive social history of the sport that surprises and delights. Hugely enjoyable and highly informative' -- David Cohen, Investigations Editor at the London Evening Standard'Fascinating' -- Simon Kuper, Financial TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Mavericks 2. Feminists 3. Members 4. Stars 5. Players 6. Socialists 7. Entrepreneurs 8. Performers 9. Enthusiasts 10. Immigrants 11. Outsiders 12. Trailblazers 13. Professionals 14. Amateurs Conclusion Timeline of (Lawn) Tennis Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
£16.14
Pluto Press Queer Footprints
Book SynopsisWalk in our queer elders' footprints in this guide full of humour, joy, pathos and mischiefTrade Review'An incredibly powerful exploration of a London that has been deliberately hidden, by one of the most courageous and insightful activists we have' -- Owen Jones, author of 'Chavs''This electrifying book is an adventure book through London’s untold queer past. Every page is packed with inspiring, moving and downright hilarious secrets just itching to be uncovered, and with the riotously entertaining Dan Glass as your mincing tour guide, you’ll have an absolute blast as you do. A word of warning: after reading this, London will never seem the same again' -- Sam Arbor, Director's Assistant on 'Heartstopper''The strength and the beauty of this book is its resolute and joyful nod to queer history, the multiplicity of our stories and the ongoing, transformative process of our queer footprints which continue to add layers onto the city I was lucky enough to grow up in. London, through the eyes of Glass, is ever-changing but always radical' -- Juno Roche, writer‘Offers a fascinating, lively and revealing look into the capital's queer past. Like the winding streets themselves, there is something surprising at every turn. This is a queer look at London with a Capital Q and is by turns intimate, gossipy, personal and political. Glass represents a vital link between the important activists who helped shape the world we live in and those who would shape the future and is a charming, knowledgeable and amenable tour guide.’ -- Joseph Galliano, Director of Queer Britain, the national LGBTQ+ museum'Your back pocket guide to our queer/LGBTQIA+ histories, full of joy and ammunition to claim without any shame our beautiful queer futures.' -- Tash Walker, host of The Log Books podcast and Co-Chair of Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline (2018 - 2022)‘Glass has used his vast experience as a campaigner to create something dizzyingly energetic. His writing isn't just informative; it compels you to act.’ -- Darren McGarvey, Orwell Prizewinning author of Poverty Safari'Dan Glass is a charming raconteur, grass-roots historian, people lover and pleasure seeker who delights in guiding us from pick-ups to pinkwashing through the queer London that he loves. He lets both the neophyte and the experienced City dweller discover the magic anew' -- Sarah Schulman, author of ‘The Gentrification of the Mind’ and ‘Let the Records Show: A Political History of ACT UP’'Dan Glass, London’s unofficial queer mayor, takes you bar and history hopping through former gay ghettos and new queer spaces. The oral histories Glass obtained from those who were there, much like hidden gems on less travelled side streets, bring his guide to vibrant life' -- Peter Staley, early and influential activist with ACT UP'Dan's enthusiasm and passion for LGBTQIA+ culture is relentless. It is impossible to read this book without being swept up into the legend of London's Queer history of resistance, solidarity and downright fabulosity. By the end of this book you will be marching on the streets in a thong' -- Stacey Clare, author of 'The Ethical Stripper: Sex, Work and Labour Rights in the Night-time Economy''From coming out on Old Compton Street to soul-fire fights in Brixton, finding Heaven under the Arches to ACT UP protests in the streets, Dan Glass has curated a manifesto and maps for 'queerdos' across London. You will find freedom in these minces!' -- Amin Ghaziani, Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia, Canada'There are remarkable books and then there is Queer Footprints. Highly informative, witty, candid and steeped in historical detail, Dan Glass serves as the bobbin in the weaving process of herstories, bringing you an immersive reading experience which makes necessary the act of radical love. This book will be used to celebrate and honour the forebears of queer movements whose lives have afforded much of the liberties enjoyed today, as well as reminding us that the fight against injustice is far from over. Whether you’re a Londoner, a visitor or someone who's never stepped foot in the city, Queer Footprints will enrich your knowledge of queer history' -- Katlego Kai Kolanyane-Kesupile, writer, artist and queer activist'An exuberant pilgrimage through space and time into the radiant heart of queer history' -- Uli Lenart, Gay’s The Word bookshop'A truly rewarding read, full of insights and knowledge and intertwined with anecdotes from those who were there. The book is a goldmine for those interested in finding out about the queer history of the streets of London' -- Gillian Murphy, Curator for Equality, Rights and Citizenship, London School of Economics Library'An illuminating and inspiring journey around the city of London; weaving together stories of resistance, care and the joy of collective trouble-making, and reminding us of the connectedness of our lives and struggles. In Queer Footprints, radical queer history is something that is constantly being made, not consigned to the past. This is a book that evokes many feelings – but above all, it provides us with the hope we need to act' -- Alice Robson, Organiser with Feminist Fightback'An essential and extensive guide through the spaces in London which have enabled change across the world… All told with the enthusiasm and wonder of one of the most passionate and creative queer activists in the UK, Dan Glass' -- Ruth Daniel, CEO, In Place of War'Radical and revolutionary… Queer Footprints will be used in the decades to come to guide queer youth and transform the conversation about trans issues. Dan Glass will lead you gasping for more, and by the end, you’ll be fighting for justice on the streets' -- Ntombi Nyathi, Strategic Networking and Resource Mobilisations Officer, Training for Transformation'Walking queerly in the footsteps of Dan Glass is a reparative experience. We have been here and forever will be. While strolling alongside these pages you will be invited to engage with the mosaic of a city as seen through experiences of lesser and more known queer trailblazers of all times. This book is a monument in the making - find your pace and don’t you walk straight!' -- Szymon Adamczak, performance maker and HIV activist'A fascinating walk through the early years of Gay Liberation to the (partial) decriminalisation of Homosexuality in June 1967' -- Jonathan Blake, British gay rights activist'Beautiful, heartbreaking and inspiring… A series of stories that honour, celebrate, uplift and credit the people who have contributed to our extraordinary community' -- Lip Wieckowski, Centre Manager, LGBTQ+ Community Centre'So engagingly written. A fabulous work of love and defiance. It documents and honours extraordinary and everyday struggles for personal and collective freedom, in a city of dreams and nightmares but so many delights!' -- David Rosenberg, author of 'Rebel Footprints''A fascinating and passionate ode to queer London in all its glory. Dan Glass has inspired hundreds if not thousands of people towards social justice and the transformative power of community activism. He has created London’s new essential anthology of heroic queer histories and the untold stories of queers who built the world's greatest city. Read it for empowerment and take pride in their achievements' -- Jeremy Goldstein, founder of London Artists Projects'Dan Glass is a living gift from our queer ancestry with an ability to write our present with an alternative view of our past. His experience has shaped the way we appreciate the world we live in and how we choose to question the past' -- Kieron Jina, artist'Whether you are reading in the comfort of your own home, or following one of the tours live on the street, Queer Footprints brings the LGBTQIA+ history of London to life in a beautiful and visceral manner. This is no self-important history lesson that starts somewhere in the past and leads you date by date to the present. Oh no, Glass maps out important areas of the city and tells you all the queer history that happened there all in one go. It's all rather punk and well... queer. Years of experience as an LGBTQIA+ city tour guide show as Glass gleefully takes you from the sublime, to the ridiculous, from the shocking to the downright camp all in the space of a few streets (and pages).This is no white man’s romp through history though, as Glass uncovers all intersections of the LGBTQIA+ experience, highlighting the glorious diversity of the queer pioneers and change makers that make up the rich tapestry of London’s LGBTQIA+ history. Reading it serves as a reminder that ordinary people do extraordinary things every day… A love letter to queer London reminds us that although we’re not always in the mainstream telling of history, we have always been here. And whilst the spaces and places we’ve occupied throughout the recent past may no longer be ours, or no longer even exist, this powerful book reminds us that real history, and indeed out future, doesn’t lie in dates, buildings, pomp and ceremony, but within the hearts, minds, loves, lives, losses and desires of all the LGBTQIA+ people who occupied our cities before us' -- Nathaniel Hall, playwright and HIV activist'In his usual glorious fashion, Dan brings us truly out from the sheets and into the streets. This is more than a history book. It's a living walking guide. It's a closeted cartographer's wet dream come true. It's a brick to throw through the windows of London's most transphobic establishments… I'll be utterly shocked if there aren't queer walking guides like this across all continents in five years' -- Phil Wilmot, member of Beautiful Trouble'Dan Glass has uncovered the queer history of one of the world's great cities in a way that is not only eye-opening, but just as entertaining as the writer himself. Whether you've visited London, lived in London, or never been that lucky, you will see it with fresh eyes … his call to action, for activists to create similar histories of their communities today, is one I believe will be the legacy of this fabulous book' -- Victoria Noe, author of 'Fag Hags, Divas and Moms: The Legacy of Straight Women in the AIDS Community''A buoyant and enlivening jaunt through London's radical queer history. Dan Glass uses wit and passion to both archive and animate the communities who've made London such a vibrant and vitalising city. Queer Footprints is a testament to our belonging and offers evidence and witness to queer liveliness. Let Dan Glass and Queer Footprints be your guides to reclaiming the streets of London – and to uncovering the queer footprints in cities around the world' -- Josh Rivers, Busy Being Black podcast'This book memorialises a London which recent capitalism has destroyed. It's an activist psychogeography. Next time I'm in London, I want to do some queer touring with this book.' -- Siobhan Fahey, Independent Creative Producer, RiotFilms.org, RebelDykesHistoryProject.com‘A personal and polemical guidebook … you can enjoy this book even if you’re straight, as it reveals the places and lives that help to make a great city what it is but tend to go unrecognised by official histories and blue plaques’ -- Rowan Moore, ‘Observer’‘Joyful and powerful … Glass guides readers through London’s queer history in this exceptional celebration and acknowledgment of the city’s queer culture’ -- ‘Library Journal’‘An informative guide which sparkles with humour … this comprehensive and well-researched book takes you on a journey around the famous and infamous places in the capital’ -- ‘London Society’Table of ContentsIntroduction How to use this book Accessibility guide Key concepts and abbreviations A bit about me 1. Homosexuals Come Out! - Soho 2. Even a homosexual can be revolutionary - Brixton 3. The Pansies are in Bloom - Trafalgar Square 4. The Fags have lost the wounded look - Piccadilly 5. A Cache of diamonds - Whitechapel 6. You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? - Kings Cross 7. All Power to the People! - Ladbroke Grove 8. Short Queer Power Routes References Resources for further reading and action Acknowledgments Index
£14.24
John Wiley and Sons Ltd A History of Childhood
Book SynopsisColin Heywood s rich account of childhood from the early Middle Ages to the First World War provides a concise and readable synthesis of the extensive literature on childhood.Trade Review"This is a lively, accessible and compelling overview of how childhood has been thought about and experienced over the last 800 years. Grounded in recent scholarship it provides a very effective summary of key debates, approaches and themes. It is an excellent introduction to the topic for students, and essential reading for all those interested in the ways in which children's lives have changed for better or worse across time."Louise Jackson, University of Edinburgh "Anyone interested in the history of childhood will do well to start with Heywood's fine work. It covers necessary topics, like child labor, schooling and health, but also subtler ones including child agency, the relationship of children to good and evil and the "value" of children. It is also a great read."Carl Ipsen, Indiana University “Looking for a good book about childhood’s past, I waited for the new Second Edition of A History of Childhood. Although written with scholarly correctness, it’s accessible, and it turns out to be a pretty good story, too.”Howard Blumenthal, Digital InsiderTable of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Changing Conceptions of Childhood 1 Conceptions of Childhood in the Middle Ages 2 The Quest for a Turning Point 3 Some Themes in the Cultural History of Childhood Part II: Growing up in the Family 4 The Start of a New Life 5 A Precarious Infancy 6 Early Childhood, Age Two to Seven 7 Later Childhood, Age Seven to Fourteen Part III: Children in a Wider World 8 Children at Work in Agricultural Societies 9 Child Labour and Industrialization 10 Children's Leisure Activities 11 Children's Health 11 The Child and the School Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index
£18.04
The History Press Ltd Brick History Amazing Historical Scenes to Build
Book SynopsisBrick History—the next in the series after the highly successful Brick City, Brick Wonders, Brick Flicks, and Brick Vehicles—is a journey into the most pivotal moments in world history. Brick History is a celebration of humanity and its achievements, and of moments in time that changed the course of history.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Londons Docklands
Book SynopsisA new, paperback edition of the first book to tell the remarkable story of London’s Docklands
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Magna Carta
Book SynopsisThe only book to tell Magna Carta’s story through places associated with it, through England and France to the USATrade ReviewTaylor possess that terrific journalistic zest that so often eludes academics, and knows how to tell a story.
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Dwellbeing
Book SynopsisWe may have fallen out of love with our city homes, but cities are still going to be essential dwelling places for a growing population. International sustainability and wellbeing advocate, Claire Bradbury explores what we need to do to fall back in love with the city, and find our city homes again.Trade Review‘Bradbury offers a timely reminder of why it is vitally important that we fall back in love with our cities, as habitats and hubs for the regenerative future we must create, for if we don’t create that in cities, we won’t create it at all.’ -- Tony Juniper CBE‘Dwellbeing comes to us at the most critical of times. Bradbury gracefully articulates the very desperate need for “conscious living” vs the seemingly unconscious current human condition. Bradbury’s wisdom, research and deep emotional intelligence help us realize what is at stake. Her plea for us to use our voices in shaping our urban future is an alarming and vital call to action. An essential read before it’s too late.’ -- Deborah Calmeyer‘Reminds us of the humanity that underpins our daily lives as urbanites.’ -- Leo Johnson
£15.00
The History Press Ltd Blood Ivory
Book SynopsisBloody ivoryTrade ReviewMasterly account of the massacre of the African elephant
£11.69
Orion Publishing Co Dancing into Battle A Social History of the
Book SynopsisThe social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815The summer of 1815 saw the final and desperate efforts of European powers to usurp Napoleon''s reign over France. The pivotal moment was unfolding in an age where war was a social occasion; the military urgency was matched only by the soldiers and their wives'' frantic efforts to keep apace of the lavish balls which were being thrown. The intention to deny war with frivolity persevered until 15 June, when the tension broke, and troops exchanged dance partners for weapons and prepared for battle. Nick Foulkes captures the sense of what it was like to be at the very hub of events when the fate of Europe seemed to hang in the balance.
£9.49
Running Press,U.S. Wigging Out
Book SynopsisWigging Out is a comprehensive visual history of wigs and hairpieces, covering thousands of years of hair worn by everyone from Cleopatra and Louis XIV to Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga. Starting in ancient Egypt and ending on the red carpet of the Met Gala, Wigging Out features key historical moments in fashion set alongside spectacular images of real and synthetic wigs worn by everyone from Roman emperors and nineteenth-century Gibson Girls to twenty-first-century drag queens and London street punks. Including interviews with modern wigmakers, stylists, and braiders, Wigging Out takes readers on a joyful romp through fake-hair history.
£22.50
Beacon Press Race Matters 25th Anniversary With a New
Book SynopsisThe twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking classic, with a new introductionFirst published in 1993, on the one-year anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, Race Matters became a national best seller that has gone on to sell more than half a million copies. This classic treatise on race contains Dr. West’s most incisive essays on the issues relevant to black Americans, including the crisis in leadership in the Black community, Black conservatism, Black-Jewish relations, myths about Black sexuality, and the legacy of Malcolm X. The insights Dr. West brings to these complex problems remain relevant, provocative, creative, and compassionate.In a new introduction for the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition, Dr. West argues that we are in the midst of a spiritual blackout characterized by imperial decline, racial animosity, and unchecked brutality and terror as seen in Baltimore, Ferguson, and Charlottesville. Calling for a moral and spiritual a
£12.59
Beacon Press What We Stand to Lose
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£17.09
Duke University Press Birth of an Industry
Book SynopsisNicholas Sammond argues that early cartoons are a key components to blackface minstrelsy and that cartoon characters such as Mickey Mouse and Felix the Cat are not like minstrels, but are minstrels. Cartoons have played on racial anxieties, naturalized racial formations, committed symbolic racial violence, and help perpetuate blackface minstrelsy.Trade Review"Nicholas Sammond’s study provides a detailed, thoughtful, exhaustively researched examination of the process by which the early animation studios cast about for technical and semiotic models to inform their new art form and drew upon the complex and conflicted vocabulary of blackface minstrelsy to do so." -- Christopher J. Smith * Journal of American History *"Birth of an Industry is a welcome addition and valuable contribution to the ongoing academic discussion of the relationship of ethnic tensions to the art and business of animation." -- Christopher P. Lehman * African American Review *"Sammond's impressive Birth of an Industry condenses and stretches various links among the evolving art, labor, and business of early animated film." -- T. Lindvall * Choice *"Moving effortlessly among theories of comedy, critical race theory, performance studies, animation criticism, and both Marxist and Freudian analyses, Sammond has produced a comprehensive study of the rise of American animation." -- Diego A. Millan * Studies in American Humor *"Few authors . . . have proved minstrelsy's connections to early animation as carefully and convincingly as Nicholas Sammond in his thoughtful text Birth of an Industry." -- Carmenita Higginbotham * Journal of Southern History *"Sammond’s work in The Birth of An Industry is notable and fascinating. . . . By unpacking each component of the production and representation of minstrel animation, Sammond builds the space needed for an insightful discussion." -- Niamh Timmons * Journal of Popular Culture *"Birth of an Industry offers a timely, valuable, and theoretically distinguished intervention." -- Malcolm Cook * Animation *"With Birth of an Industry, Nicholas Sammond demonstrates that the specter of racialized caricature and its attending performative power dynamics have a longer and more pernicious continuum through which race, industry, and the nation understood and affected one another." -- Allyson Nadia Field * Media Industries *Table of ContentsNote on the Companion Website ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction. Biting the Invisible Hand 1 1. Performance 33 2. Labor 87 3. Space 135 4. Race 203 Conclusion. The "New" Blackface 267 Notes 307 Bibliography 351 Index 365
£22.79
Duke University Press This Nonviolent Stuffll Get You Killed
Book SynopsisIn This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed, Charles E. Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival and liberation of black communities in America during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1960s.Trade Review "Students at a high school or college level would find the book both a fascinating read and a useful tool for learning about civil rights activism. For students in a survey course on United States history, or undergraduates in a U.S. history course for up and coming history majors, This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed would be a valuable resource in both how to write compelling history and how to explore themes, such as civil rights history, that have been well traveled before." -- Robert Greene II * History Teacher *"This book will have readers who might have nothing else in common politically reaching for a copy." * PJ Media *"In this challenging book, Charles Cobb, a former organizer, examines the role of guns in the civil rights movement." * Mother Jones *"[A] brilliant book. . . . A serious analytical work of the African-American southern Freedom Struggle, Cobb’s book…deserves a prominent place on everyone’s reading list." * Against the Current *"[A] richly detailed memoir." * New York Times Book Review *"A frank look at the complexities and contradictions of the civil rights movement, particularly with regard to the intertwined issues of nonviolence and self-defense. . . . Thought-provoking and studded with piercing ironies." * Kirkus Reviews *"Cobb's long-essay format brings the Freedom Movement to life in an unexpected way, shaking up conventional historical views and changing the conversation about individual freedom and personal protection that continues today. . . . A nuanced exploration of the complex relationship between nonviolent civil disobedience and the threat of armed retaliation." * Shelf Awareness for Readers *"Cobb brilliantly situates the civil rights movement in the context of Southern life and gun culture, with a thesis that is unpacked by way of firsthand and personal accounts." * Library Journal *"[A] bracing and engrossing celebration of black armed resistance." * Publishers Weekly *"Cobb’s book extends beyond the subject of self-defense and violence to provide an enhanced understanding of community organizing yesterday and today in the freedom struggle for a more inclusive and progressive society." -- Ron Briley * Journal of American Culture *"[A] revelatory new history of armed self-defense and the civil rights movement." * Reason *"Cobb . . . reviews the long tradition of self-protection among African Americans, who knew they could not rely on local law enforcement for protection. . . . Understanding how the use of guns makes this history of the civil rights movement more compelling to readers, Cobb is nonetheless focused on the determination of ordinary citizens, women included, to win their rights, even if that meant packing a pistol in a pocket or purse." * Booklist *Table of ContentsAuthor's Note xi Preface to the Paperback Edition: More Than a Gun Story xv Introduction 1 Prologue: I Come to Get My Gun 19 1. "Over My Head I See Freedom in the Air" 27 2. "The Day of Camouflage Is Past" 55 3. "Fighting for What We Didn't Have" 83 4. "I Wasn't Being Non-Nonviolent" 114 5. Which Cheek you Gonna Turn? 149 6. Standing Our Ground 187 Epilogue: "The King of Love Is Dead" 227 Afterword: Understanding History 239 Acknowledgments 251 Notes 253 Index 283
£18.99
Rizzoli International Publications Real Clothes Real Lives
Book SynopsisAn unprecedented look at women’s everyday clothes—from Sylvia Plath’s Girl Scout uniform to psychedelic microminis, modern suits, and fast-food workers’ uniforms—this fascinating volume shows how American women from every background have lived, worked, and dressed for 200 years.Groundbreaking in its focus on the everyday clothing of ordinary American women—a subject neglected in most fashion histories—Real Clothes, Real Lives highlights over 300 garments and accessories from the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection. This unique survey honors countless lives, tracing through the lens of dress how women’s roles have changed over the decades. Each piece holds colorful stories about the woman who wore it, the one who made or bought it, and her context in place and time. Whether homemade or ready-made, many of the garments are modest and inexpensive. Some are one-of-a-kind pieces; others are examples of clever makin
£38.00
Transworld Publishers Ltd Ships Of Heaven
Book SynopsisChristopher Somerville is the walking correspondent of The Times. He is one of Britain's most respected and prolific travel writers, with forty-two books, hundreds of newspaper articles and many TV and radio appearances to his name.He lives in Bristol.Trade ReviewWriting about the spirit of place is sometimes like nailing jelly to the wall, but Somerville's thoughtful, occasionally poetic prose hits the spot for a book that sets out to define the genius loci of these magnificent buildings. -- Ian Vince * Countryfile *Cathedrals are all things to all people. ... To capture all this, vividly and stylishly, in one, not-very-long book suggests something close to divine inspiration ... Yet it’s not the breadth of his travels that impresses. You can buy many a glossy gazetteer that gives you the tourist spiel on dozens more British cathedrals than the 20 he covers. Rather, it’s the depth of the “cathedral experience” that he uncovers by the old-fashioned journalistic method of getting knowledgeable people to talk freely about what they know best, then using his sharp eyes and wits to fill in the rest of the story. -- Richard Morrison * The Times *[Christopher Somerville's] writing is utterly enticing -- Jenny Walters * Country Walking *[A] friendly wander around twenty-one British Cathedrals, Christopher Somerville, the walking correspondent of The Times, passes the hard test giving life to buildings that most readers have never visited…He provides many human faces to the cathedrals he visits…I hope he inspires readers to go for themselves * Literary Review *Cathedrals are perhaps Christianity's greatest modern ambassadors in these islands: welcoming portals to experiences and emotions beyond everyday concerns. Christopher Somerville is a genial companion as far as the remotest among these glorious communities, and charmingly opens the private doors at which visitors cast speculative glances. -- Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church, University of Oxford
£13.49
Floris Books Childrens Games in Street and Playground Volume 2
Book SynopsisA magnificent survey of over 85 games played by children, largely out of sight of adults, in the 1960s, in the street, playground and wasteland.Trade Review'The Opies have compiled the most complete and the most sympathetic, also the most sensible account of what children prefer to do on their own.'-- Country Life'It is a work of serious anthropology and sociology ... but unlike most works concerned with these disciplines, it is consistently readable, always humane, and sometimes very funny.'-- New Statesman'A fascinating book, the product of many years' immensely detailed and original research, which is bound to become the standard work upon the history and modern practice of street games.'-- New Society'Fascinating research ... I hope that the publication of this book will revive the debate about the kinds of games our children play.'-- David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network ReviewTable of Contents5. Hunting gamesGames in which there are no boundaries, in which both pursuers and pursuedgenerally operate in teams, and in which the pursued generally have to givesome assistance to their pursuersHARE AND HOUNDS. JACK, JACK, SHINE A LIGHT. WILL O' THE WISP. TRACKING.PAPER CHASE. STALKING. HOIST THE GREEN FLAG. 6. Racing games Races, and chases over set courses, in which fleetness of foot is not necessarilythe decisive factorTYPES OF RACES HESITATION STARTS. MAY I? AUNTS AND UNCLES.LETTERS. COLOURS. EGGS, BACON, MARMALADE, AND BREAD. PEEP BEHIND THE CURTAIN.BLACK MAGIC. KERB OR WALL. TIME.DROP HANDKERCHIEF.BUMP-ON-THE-BACK. WHACKEM.STONEY.PUSS IN THE CORNER.HOT PEAS. 7. Duelling games Games in which two players place themselves in direct conflict with each otherELBOWS. KNIFING. DIVIE DAGGER. LIFTING.COCK FIGHTING. EGGY PEGGY. DANCE, FIGHT, OR WINDMILL.BRANCH BOY. BUCKING BRONCO. PIGGYBACK FIGHTS. DANGER RIDE. SPLIT THE KIPPER.TERRITORIES. KNIFIE.KNUCKLES. FLAT JACK.BOB AND SLAP. SLAPPIES. STINGING. STAMPERS.SOLDIERS. LOLLY STICKS. CONKERS. 8. Exerting games Games in which the qualities of most account are physical strength and staminaTUSSLES. CHAIN SWING.TUG OF WAR. ADDERS' NEST. BULL IN THE RING. RED ROVER. KING OF THE BARBAREES.HONEY POTS.STATUES. LEAPFROG. GENTLE JACK. SPANISH LEAPFROG. FOOT-AN-A-HALF. JUMPING GAMES. HI JIMMY KNACKER. SKIN THE CUDDY. 9. Daring games Games in which players incite each other to show their mettleTRUTH, DARE, PROMISE, OR OPINION. FOLLOW MY LEADER. GET THE COWARD. LAST ACROSS. CHICKEN. MISPLACED AUDACITY. 10. Guessing games Games in which guessing is a necessary prelude or climax to physical actionFILM STARS. I SENT MY SON JOHN. SHOP WINDOWS. ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN.CAPITAL LETTER, FULL STOP. BIRDS, BEASTS, FISHES, OR FLOWERS. AMERICAN TIMES. THREE JOLLY WORKMEN. FOOL, FOOL, COME TO SCHOOL. JAMS. COLOURED BIRDS. QUEENIE. STROKE THE BABY. HUSKY-BUM, FINGER OR THUMB? HOW FAR TO LONDON? 11. Acting games Games in which particular stories are enacted with set dialogueOLD MAN IN THE WELL. GHOSTIES IN THE GARRET. OLD MOTHER GREY. FOX AND CHICKENS. JOHNNY LINGO. MOTHER, THE CAKE IS BURNING. 12. Pretending games Children make-believe they are other people, or in other situations, and extemporizeaccordinglyMOTHERS AND FATHERS. PLAYING SCHOOLS. ROAD ACCIDENTS. PLAYING HORSES. STORYBOOK WORLD. WAR GAMES. COPS AND ROBBERS. FAIRIES AND WITCHES.
£9.49
Orpington Publishers Rhodes The Colossus Put it in Your Pocket Series
Book SynopsisAbout Helios (The Sun) and the Colossus - why it was put up and what happened to it. About the Temple of Apollo Pythios at Rhodes, and the Temple of Athena at Lindos. One of the six 'Put it in your pocket' series on Greek Islands.
£5.62
Cambridge University Press Lifescapes
Book SynopsisWhy does landscape matter to us? Lifescapes develops a new approach to landscape history based on comparative biography, offering a penetrating and richly empathetic study of the relationship between individual lives and landscapes, through eight compellingly varied modern British examples.Trade Review'This is an important - and genuinely affecting - book. By focusing on how landscape was lived, made sense of, and imagined by eight 'ordinary' women and men, Burchardt offers a vital rethinking of what landscape means and does in everyday life. The result is a compelling account that artfully demonstrates how, in a period of rapid urbanisation, the countryside and the natural world remained keystones of identity, wellbeing and hope.' Carl Griffin, author of The Politics of Hunger: Protest, poverty and policy in England, c. 1750-c. 1840'Lifescapes explores the profound role of rural landscape in the lives of ordinary people. It offers a 'deep history of landscape' - a history attentive less to abstract cultural discourse than personal, affective, real-life experience. Few books have the potential genuinely to be described as field-defining. This is one of them.' Paul Readman, author of Storied Ground: Landscape and the Shaping of English National Identity'Lifescapes offers a deep history of landscape by revealing how people remembered and traced their lives in relation to the landscapes and places in which they lived. Exploring the life-histories of eight diarists living in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Britain, Burchardt reveals the value and richness of undertaking a biographical approach to landscape history. His work makes a significant contribution to understanding our emotional attachments to landscapes in the past, while raising important questions on how we dwell and find meaning in landscapes today.' Nicola Whyte, author of Inhabiting the Landscape: Place, Custom and Memory, 1500–1800Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction; 1. Diaries, life writing and popular ruralism; Adherers; 2. Beatrix Cresswell: Exeter antiquarian; 3. William Henry Hallam: Swindon turner; Withdrawers; 4. Katherine Spear Smith: Hampshire artist; 5. Violet Dickinson: itinerant craftswoman; Restorers; 6. Dr John Johnston: Bolton doctor; 7. Bert Bissell: Dudley probation officer; Explorers; 8. Sadie Barmes: London clerk; 9. Fred Catley: Bristol bookseller; Conclusion: towards a deep history of landscape; Bibliography.
£30.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Elton John Album by Album
Book SynopsisIn 1969, Elton John and Bernie Taupin gave the world Empty Sky, a heady mix of rock, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, psychedelia, and classicism that announced the arrival of one of the most potent creative teams in the history of popular music. In the fifty-five years since that release, Elton's astounding output of thirty-one studio albums, nine soundtrack albums (ten if you count the unreleased Lestat!), and three collaboration albums has enchanted new generations, as grandparents who grew up with Your Song and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road on their turntables have shared their love of Elton with parents who played Sacrifice and The One on their cd players who in turn are sharing it with their children who know The Lion King soundtrack by heart and dance to Cold Cold Heart in their bedrooms through Spotify playlists and YouTube remixes. Elton John: Album by Album takes you on a guided journey through those forty-four albums that have engaged three full generations of music lovers, exploring the history behind the production of each, uncovering the hidden stories and meanings of each track, and delving into the musical nuts and bolts of Elton John's unique gift for conveying the meaning of Bernie Taupin's lyrics through his unrivalled and almost otherworldly sense of tonal architecture. Whether you have been spinning Elton records since the days of Lady Samantha, or found your way to his work in the post-Rocketman revival of appreciation for his legendary career, Elton John: Album by Album has what you need to navigate your way through the vast richness of his recorded catalogue, allowing you to answer such questions as How did Ray Cooper make a gong sound like a spaceship?, Why is Ego in Lokrian mode anyway? and Just what is the Pilot, and why would anybody want to be taken there?
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