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Granta Books Return To Akenfield: Portrait Of An English
Book SynopsisRonald Blythe's 1969 book Akenfield - a moving portrait of English country life told in the voices of the farmers and villagers themselves - is a modern classic. In 2004, writer and reporter Craig Taylor returned to the village in Suffolk on which Akenfield was based. Over the course of several months, he sought out locals who had appeared in the original book to see how their lives had changed, he met newcomers to discuss their own views, and he interviewed Ronald Blythe himself, now in his eighties. Young farmers, retired orchardmen and Eastern European migrant workers talk about the nature of farming in an age of computerization and encroaching supermarkets; commuters, weekenders and retirees discuss the realities behind the rural idyll; and the local priest, teacher and more describe the daily pleasures and tribulations of village life. Together, they offer a panoramic and revealing portrait of rural English society at a time of great change.Trade ReviewGentle, subtle, absorbing ... the most complex and supple account of that much-discussed idea, "modern rural life", that I have ever read -- Robert Macfarlane, author of MOUNTAINS OF THE MIND and THE WILD PLACES
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Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales Welsh Slate: Archaeology and History of an
Book SynopsisSlates from quarries in Wales once went to roof the world. By the late nineteenth century as many as a third of all the roofing slates produced worldwide came from Wales, competing withquarries in France and the United States. This book traces the industry from its origins in the Roman period, its slow medieval development, to its massive expansion in the nineteenthcentury.
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Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales Temlau Peintiedig / Painted Temples: Murluniau a
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John Adamson Publishing Consultants Margaret de Flahaut (1788-1867): A Scotswoman at
Book SynopsisWhereas the life of her husband, the dashing Napoleonic general and diplomat Charles de Flahaut, is well known, Margaret has remained in the shadows. Yet this biographical study, based on unpublished and intimate correspondence in the Archives Nationales, Paris, reveals her to have been the more interesting of the two. It shows how much he depended on her brains, political judgment and artistic taste as well as her fortune to guide him in his career. More than that, their letters to each other also confirm that she made a success of her controversial marriage and that the bond between them was strengthened through all the vicissitudes of their life together. A faithful and sincere friend, she could be an implacable enemy: Talleyrand's companion, the duchesse de Dino, whom she dubbed `that horrid little serpent', and the Duke of Wellington, `that bully', were favourite targets. Her lively, observant but wicked pen takes us with her on visits to Talleyrand at Valencay, to the marquis de Lafayette, to the duchesse de Praslin at Vaux-le-Vicomte, to house parties in stately homes of England and Scotland - Arundel, Woburn, Bowood, Chatsworth, Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle. Acknowledged a superb hostess, her descriptions of the menus, and entertainments organized in her homes in Scotland, London, and Paris and at the Flahaut embassies in Vienna and in London capture the flavour of those cosmopolitan gatherings. Her guests were also drawn to the display of her fine French furniture and collection of works of art, acquired during her years in Paris which set a new fashion in decoration. Interesting, too, are her accounts of sightseeing in Rome before the city of the Grand Tour changed into the capital of united Italy. The enjoyable social life in the continental watering places is also described, for Margaret believed in the curative effects of spas. A lifelong liberal in politics and an upholder of Whig principles, her politicomanie inspires sharp comments on the opponents of Reform in England and on the self-seeking ministers of Louis-Philippe in France. Unusually, for a British woman, the daughter of Admiral Keith, an inveterate enemy of the French, she shared her husband's admiration for Napoleon and joined with him in supporting Napoleon III. Born before her time she could have made a name for herself in today's world as a professional artist or politician in her own right. As it was, she used her talents to become an expert in the art of living the life so amusingly and vividly evoked in letters to her husband, her children and her close friends. These relationships, which are the heart of the book, are presented to the reader by an English woman historian, herself a Francophile.Trade Review'Diana Scarisbrick tells Margaret’s story expertly and elegantly in this sumptuously produced and illustrated book. She evokes a fascinating world peopled by a cast of striking individuals—including one of the most terrifying mothers-in-law in history, the marquise de Souza.’ The Art Newspaper; 'An . . . extraordinary story . . .' The Victorian; 'Much new information on Princess Charlotte (from whom she received 575 letters), the Duc d'Orleans, son of Louis Philippe, and Napoleon III, and their households, as well as on her husband, Napoleon's favourite ADC, Charles de Flahaut.' The Society for Court StudiesTable of Contents1) The Admiral's Ambitious Daughter; 2) Friendship with Princess Charlotte; 3) Margaret's Man Friends and Suitors; 4) Charles de Flahaut before his Marriage; 5) Charles in England: November 1815-December 1816; 6) A Mutual Attraction; 7) Weathering the Storm; 8) Early Married Life in Scotland; 9) Country Life in Scotland: Meikleour and Tulliallan; 10) The Great World: Paris I; 11) Home and Garden: Paris II; 12) The Orleans Monarchy: Paris III; 13) Margaret and Talleyrand; 14) Margaret's Friendships; 15) Margaret's Travels; 16) Margaret's Cult of Napoleon; 17) The Vienna Embassy I, 1841-8; 18) The Vienna Embassy II; 19) London, 1848-64; 20) Tulliallan and the London Embassy, 1848-64; 21) The Final Phase: Paris I; 22) The Final Phase: Paris II; Epilogue
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Reardon Publishing BATH
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Prospect Books Archestratus: Fragments from the Life of Luxury
Book SynopsisArchestratus’ description of the foods, particularly fish, available, how they should be cooked and where found in the best condition is testimony of the strength of the Mediterranean tradition. His cooking contrasts piquantly with the strongly flavoured dishes of Apicius. The Greek verse has been translated into prose and set in context in the introduction. Archestratus has been the subject of a major new edition by Olsen & Sens. However, its price is prohibitive and it is less accessible to people interested in the history of food rather than Greek prosody.
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NMSE - Publishing Ltd Showfolk: An Oral History of a Fairground Dynasty
Book SynopsisTravelling showfolk have been entertaining Scots for centuries and a visit to 'the shows' was a highlight of the year until recent memory. The Codonas are one of the longest and most established show families, having arrived from the continent in the late eighteenth century. The book is based almost entirely on original research and draws on interviews with three generations to give a vivid and richly anecdotal account of this ever-changing world. Illustrations, mostly previously unpublished, enhance the text. The interviews have been kept intact as much as possible, to keep the flow of overlapping individual life stories but are organised chronologically from the 1890s, when it enters living memory, up to the present. The hundred years from 1790 are described in a lively introduction including many first-hand accounts and following the family fortunes in the United Kingdom, the United States where members reached the top of the circus profession and as far afield as Hawaii.Trade Review' ... a fascinating book ... a very worthy addition to the library of fairground books.' Fairground Mercury ' ... a rare insider's view of fairground life in Scotland.' Romany Routes ' ... oral testimonies that recall their remarkable family story across the last two centuries ... The book is structured around the interviews, which have been kept largely intact, but still manages to progress the family story in chronological order ... All the fun of the fair and more.' Discover My Past Scotland ' ... Bruce's volume illustrates the world of the showfolk, and shows that this was a business that required constant innovation and a careful juggling, within a closely knit community, between competition and co-operation.' Ayrshire Notes ' ... this book is a valiant effort to capture and record the lives of those who might be on the periphery of local lives, but played an important part in local leisure activities.' The Local HistorianTable of ContentsThe fair familiar faces Geggies, gallopers and the ghost show The fun city Four brothers and thirteen cousins The rides, the people and the winter ground Family and fairground community Travelling and Settling Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Codona family tree Glossary Bibliography
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Eland Publishing Ltd Peking Story
Book SynopsisA haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution, "Peking Story" is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. As the American son-in-law of a revered official from an ancient Chinese family, David Kidd had unqiue access to the life - their sprawling mansion, the visits to ancestral temples, the moonlit picnics, demure servants, opulent ceremonies, lavish entertainments and cherished antique heirlooms, such as the set of braziers which had never lost the heat of their original founding due to the meticulous care of successive generations of owners. But it is the brooding sense of the inevitability of great change, and Kidd's sympathy with many of the goals of the revolution, which transforms this memoir into something tragically profound.
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Luath Press Ltd Women of Scotland
Book SynopsisIn a mix of historical fact and folklore, 'biker-historian' David R. Ross journeys across Scotland to tell the stories of some of Scotland's finest women. From the legend of Scota over 3,000 years ago to the Bruce women, Black Agnes and the real Lady Macbeth, through Kay Matheson - who helped liberate the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey - and Wendy Wood in the 20th century, these proud and passionate women shaped the Scotland of today. Leading his readers to the sites where the past meets the present, this is a captivating insight into some remarkable tales of the Scottish people that have previously been neglected, a celebration of and tribute to the Women of Scotland. Often in my daily life I find that it is the women of Scotland that have the true patriot sould their menfolk sometimes lack. Scotland means something to so many of them, and Caledonia burns deep within their collective memory. I hope that both Scots men and women are inspired or moved by some of the stories told here. Women of Scotland, it is you who will bear and nurture our future generations. Instil in them a pride in their blood that will inspire the generations yet to come, so that our land will regain its place, and remain strong and free, defiant and proud, for the Scots yet unborn. - DAVID R. ROSSTrade ReviewA wonderful book, written in Davie's usual inimitable style. I felt that he was right there speaking to me through the words and that was both a sad and lovely thing. - FIONA WATSON
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Prospect Books The Culinary Recipes of Medieval England
Book Synopsis An epitomy of all surviving English medieval recipes The great advantage for students of medieval English cookery is that there is an identifiable corpus of evidence in the manuscripts that have survived to the present day. Although there may be some new discoveries, in general terms the corpus is relatively stable. The beauty of this book is that it addresses the corpus as a whole and abstracts from it paradigm recipes for every medieval dish that we know about. The book is organised by category of dish (Pottage; Meat Dishes; Poultry and Game Birds; Fish; Eggs and Dairy Dishes; Sauces and Condiments, and Baked Dishes). For each dish the editor has chosen what is in her view the most typical example and, citing the source, translates the original text.
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Five Leaves Publications St Ann's, The Final Chapter
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Ashmolean Museum Money Talks
Book SynopsisThis book aims to tell the story of social history through Money. Money and Art have shared a long history. Both words are metaphors derived from Latin terms used over 2,000 years ago. The word Money derives its modern meaning as the general term for all means of payment from its use as the word for coins in the pre-modern period. Particularly since the introduction of paper money, the word was applied to coins because of the name of the place where coins were made in ancient Rome, the temple of Juno Moneta (Juno the Warner), from this name the word moneta came to mean mint in Latin, and later the product of a mint, i.e. coins. The word Art acquired its modern usage, meaning works of art, both singularly and collectively, from the Latin ars meaning a skill, and it has so been used in English to describe any form of skill, but gradually from the nineteenth century, the word came to signify the product rather than the skill, particularly in relation to painting, graphic works and scul
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Fircone Books Ltd River Voices: Extraordinary Stories from the Wye
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D Giles Ltd Determined: The 400-Year Struggle for Black
Book SynopsisDetermined presents a concise overview of Black history in Virginia from the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619 through the groundswell of racial justice protests of 2020. These four centuries encompass slavery and emancipation, segregation and the civil rights movement, the election of the first Black president and the rise of Black Lives Matter. Throughout this complex history, Black people have fought for freedom, justice, and opportunity and against oppression, discrimination, and dehumanization. Their efforts have brought meaningful changes to American society by forcing the nation to define the meaning of its highest ideals of democracy and universal equality. Arranged chronologically, this book explores 400 years of Black history through the stories of key figures and events in Virginia that shaped the fight for Black equity. A few of the individuals featured include John Punch, whose punishment for attempting to escape bondage in 1640 began the codification of a system of slavery that spread throughout the original Thirteen Colonies, and Nat Turner, who shocked the nation with a slave revolt in 1831 that challenged the institution of slavery. John Mitchell, Jr. was a journalist-editor who championed Black pride and civil rights in the Jim Crow era, and Barbara Johns led a student protest that became part of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the landmark Supreme Court decision dismantling legalized segregation. A new generation of activists like Zyahna Bryant continues the fight for racial equity today. Illustrations of historical artifacts and images bring to life these and other stories of Black determination and resistance. Determined focuses on Virginia, yet it tells an American story. Black people have shaped the nation’s economic, political, and cultural identity, and Virginia has played a formative and central role in national race relations. This book provides a timely reckoning with America’s fraught history with race and systemic racism. It fosters a greater understanding of the legacies of slavery, segregation, and white supremacy to meet the challenges of today and forge a better tomorrow.Table of ContentsForeword, by Jamie Bosket; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: “First Generations, 1619–1775”; Chapter 2: “Slavery at High Tide, 1775–1865”; Chapter 3: “Progress & Backlash, 1865–1950”; Chapter 4: “Equality Achieved? 1950–Today”; Epilogue; Endnotes; General Bibliography; Index; Image Credits
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Shoestring Press Closing Time at the Royal Oak
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Old Street Publishing The Shortest History of Sex
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Watkins Media Limited Different Class: The Untold Story of English
Book SynopsisIn 1963, the West Indian Marxist C.L.R. James posed the deceptively benign question: "What do they know of cricket, who only cricket know?" A challenge to the public to re-consider cricket and its meaning by placing the game in its true social, political and economic context, James was, all too subtly, attempting to counter the game’s orthodox history that, he argued, had played a key role in the formation of national culture. As a consequence, he failed, and the history of cricket in England has retained the same stresses and lineaments as it did a century ago — until now. In examining recreational rather than professional (first-class) cricket, Different Class does not simply challenge the widely accepted orthodoxy of English cricket, it demonstrates how the values and belief systems at its heart were, under the guise of amateurism, intentionally developed in order to divide the English along class lines at every level of the game. If the creation of opposing class-based cricket cultures in the North and South of England grew out of this process, the institutional structures developed by those in charge of English cricket continue to discriminate. But, as much as the exclusion of Black and South Asian cricketers from the recreational mainstream is the most obvious example, it is social class that remains the greatest barrier to participation in what used to be the national game.Trade Review“A modern-day John Arlott: uncomfortable but indispensable reading for those who love cricket but may so far have avoided Duncan Stone’s vital home truths about the game.”"In this fascinating journey through history, Duncan Stone goes back to the working-class roots of the game, lifts the lid on the myths that cricket lives by, and explains why it’s impossible not to love it.""A warm, accessible but thorough-going account of how cricket and class are intertwined in England. Full of personal wit and charm but also rigour and drive.""At a time when the ECB seems intent on killing Test cricket, by commodifying it in search of quick profits, this book is a gentle reminder of the true ethos and variable pace of the game, etched in the memories of all who have played it at village or club level.""Different Class is in that special category of books — not just lucid and cogent but necessary and invaluable.""A wonderfully researched book in the great traditions of British iconoclastic writing the author punctures many cherished myths about the game and is a book all cricket lovers should read to learn where the game has come from and what is still wrong with it.""As an ignorant Scotsman more concerned with football, the place of cricket in English life and culture has always bemused me. But Duncan Stone's brilliant book has convinced me that it's in fact a hugely important story that has shaped the meaning of class, region and race."
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Unicorn Publishing Group The Miners’ Welfare Fund 1921-1952: The Greatest
Book SynopsisBorn out of the Sankey Commission’s identification of the appalling living and working conditions of coal miners, the Miners’ Welfare Fund was established by the Mining Industry Act 1920 to improve the social conditions of colliery workers. Administered by the Miners’ Welfare Committee, it was totally dependent on a levy on the ton of the national output of coal and, from 1926, the levy on mineral rights for its income. Despite industrial unrest, world economics, parliamentary legislation, parliamentary enquiries and world conflict, the Committee and, from 1939, the Commission, in collaboration with the twenty-five District Committees, doggedly pursed their statutory remits of recreation, pit and social welfare, mining education and research into safety in mines. With such a geographically dispersed organisation and a fund without precedent, there were mistakes and ‘misunderstandings’ but, despite these, there were great achievements, including the Architects’ Branch winning international recognition for its designs of pithead baths and the Rehabilitation Service for injured miners gaining national recognition for its quality of care. With the passing of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act and the National Health Service Act in 1946, the rationale for the Miners’ Welfare Commission became less clear and a decision was taken in June 1951 that it be terminated. The Miners’ Welfare Act 1952 brought the fund to an end. During the thirty-one years of the fund, nearly £30,000,000 had been allocated.
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Renard Press Ltd Playing with Reality: Gaming in a Pandemic
Book SynopsisWhat was it that got you through the Covid-19 pandemic? For some it was long walks; others turned to home baking. For millions it was video games, a booming industry which exploded in popularity over the pandemic years. Confined to our homes and with the lines of reality becoming blurred as everyday life shifted to screens, perhaps it was no wonder that so many of us were desperate to be transported to different worlds. In Playing with Reality: Gaming in a Pandemic, journalist and presenter Alex Humphreys, a passionate gamer herself, investigates this extraordinary boom in the gaming industry. Charting its rise, Alex interviews players and developers, sharing a glimpse of what was going on behind closed doors as studios closed and games were finished from home. Playing with Reality explores exactly what it was that made gaming a lifeline for so many, and what the future holds as we look to the metaverse.Trade Review'Alexandra brilliantly chronicles the boundless creativity of an industry persevering through unprecedented times.' — Aaryn Flynn • 'Alex's work is a masterpiece in journalism. She demonstrates a thorough understanding of the big picture around gaming, technology, and society. Alex considers the implications for our future with a clear and thoughtful voice. To have collected so many useful perspectives from change makers is a gift to readers, and hopefully an inspiration to many.' — Jeremy Dela Rosa, Leyline (formerly Blizzard Entertainment)
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Polaris Publishing Limited Superbook: The World of Superhero Movies
Book SynopsisTHIS IS THE GUIDE TO CLASSIC SUPERHERO MOVIES YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED. If you mention the word 'superhero' these days, the mind is immediately bombarded by visions from the MCU, DCU and all the numerous phases, extended TV series and animated side-specials that combine to make our eyes bleed with a barrage of different characters fighting each other. But before 1997 people would generally only think of a few things: Christopher Reeve smiling as his Superman kept a watchful eye over Earth's atmosphere, Michael Keaton's Batman running around Gotham dressed in moulded rubber, Nicholas Hammond's Spider-Man being hauled up a wall on a rope, Bill Bixby trying not to unleash his inner Hulk and Flash Gordon camply swashbuckling his way around another galaxy. It's time to don your cowl, cape, shredded jeans and Vultan leatherwear and join John Rain as he wades his way through twenty classic superhero films that stunned, amazed and baffled the world from 1978 to 1997. IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO, IT'S SUPERBOOK! 'The perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood' - Ed ByrneTrade Review'It's like watching movies with your funniest mate while at the same time listening to a really interesting director’s commentary. The perfect way to enjoy the best and worst films of your childhood' -- Ed Byrne'A hilarious and heartfelt tribute to the pre-MCU age of superhero movies, told in that inimitable Smersh Pod voice. John Rain has done it again. You will believe a book can super' -- Chris Hewitt * Empire *'Glorious geekdom, full of tantalising trivia and devilish details' -- John Thomson
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Unity Print and Publishing Ltd The Commoners: Notable neighbours of the
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Scribe Publications The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination: the
Book SynopsisFive decades after one of America's greatest tragedies, this compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to document the small, tightly held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret for decades.
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David Zwirner Pissing Figures
Book SynopsisJean-Claude Lebensztejn’s history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280–2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry into an important visual motif, and a ribald statement on transgression and limits in works of art in general. Lebensztejn is one of France’s best-kept secrets. A world-class art historian who has lectured and taught at major universities in the United States, his work has remained almost entirely in French, his American audience limited to a small but dedicated group of cognoscenti. First introducing the Manneken Pis—the iconic little boy whose stream of urine supplies water to this famous fountain and is also the logo for a Belgian beer company—the author takes the reader through a semi-scatological maze of cultural history. The earliest example is a fresco scene located directly above Cimabue’s Crucifixion from around 1280 at the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, in which Lebensztejn’s careful eye locates an angel behind a pillar who looks like he is about to urinate through a hole in his garment. He continues to navigate expertly through cultural twists and turns, stopping to discuss Pier Paolo Pasolini’s 1968 film Teorema, for example, and Marlene Dumas’s 1996–1997 homage to Rembrandt’s pissing woman. At every moment, Lebensztejn’s prose is lively, his thinking dynamic, and his subject matter entertaining. In this short and poignant cultural history, readers not only find the care for detail that has made Lebensztejn into one of the greatest European art historians, but also the rebelliousness that makes him one of the most interesting intellectuals of our time. The first widely distributed book of Lebensztejn’s in English, Pissing Figures 1280–2014 is simultaneously published in France by Éditions Macula.
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Columbia Global Reports Campaigns of Curiosity
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Atria/One Signal Publishers Merkels Law
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Conker Editions Ltd The Got, Not Got Football Gift Book: Every Fan's
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Searching for Literacy: The Social and
Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical account of the development of questions, approaches, methods, and understandings of literacy within and across disciplines and interdisciplines. It provides a critique of literacy studies, including the New Literacy Studies. This book completes a series that the author began in the 1970s. It criticizes and revises the New Literacy Studies and how we think about literacy generally. It is a revisionist study which argues that literacy and literacy studies are historical developments and must be understood in those terms to comprehend their profound impact on our traditions of thinking about and understanding literacy, and how we study it. Graff argues that literacy studies in its academic, institutional, and policy forums, but also in popular parlance, has lost its critical foundations, and this hinders efforts to promote literacy. He examines literacy over time and across linguistics; anthropology; psychology; reading and writing across modes of communication and comprehension; “new” literacies across digital, visual, performance, numerical, and scientific domains; and history. He underscores the value of new directions of negotiation and translation. This book will interest scholars and students in the many fields that constitute literacy studies across the humanities, social sciences, education, and beyond. Table of ContentsPart 1. Searching for Literacy Studies.1. Back to Basics.2. Linguistics: Between Orality and Writing.3. Anthropology: Reading and Writing from Pictographs to Ethnography.4. Psychology: Between Mind and Culture.5. Literature and Composition: Reading and Writing Revised.6. Many Literacies, Other Visions: Digital, Visual, Science, Numbers, Performance.7. Historicizing Literacy and Literacy Studies: Axioms and Lessons.8. Epilogue: Many Pasts, Many Futures.Part 2. 2021: Looking Forward and Backward.9. The New Literacy Studies and the Resurgent Literacy Myth.10. Literacy, Politics, Culture, and Society: The New Illiteracy and the Banning of Books, Past and Present.11. The Economic Debasement of Literacy: The Misrepresentation and Marketing of “Financial Literacy”.
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Springer International Publishing AG Landscape, Heritage and National Identity in
Book SynopsisThis book describes the way in which landscape and landscape heritage have been – and still are – used to define national identities. It shows how national narratives use different types of landscapes. Some nations use nature as their main point of reference, partly to circumcise conflicts between different ethnic groups. Other nations use agrarian landscapes, that are often describes as timeless and ‘rooted’. Again other nations use history as a major sources for defining identities. In these cases, myths of origins, ‘Golden Ages’ or wars and conflicts deliver the materials for national narratives. The final section describes how nation states developed new urban as well as rural landscapes as national showpieces. As landscapes are an important but under-researched aspect of nation-building, this book fills a gap in the study of nationalism.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2 Terminology: landscape, heritage, identity and nationalism.- 3. Natural Landscapes.- 4. Timeless Agrarian Landscapes.- 5. Cultural Landscapes and Deep History.- 6. Landscapes of Glorious Times.- 7. Landscapes of Conflict and Trauma.- 8. New Landscapes.- 9. Concluding Remarks.
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Hatje Cantz Northern Lights
Book SynopsisThe Forest in modernist artThe fascination of the North is enduring: vast, impenetrable coniferous forests on the edge of the Arctic polar region, white summer nights, the long darkness of snowy winters and the famous Northern Lights exert a magical attraction. The Fondation Beyeler is dedicating an exhibition to this global phenomenon with landscape paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Scandinavia, Finland and Canada. In addition to works by famous painters such as Edvard Munch, Akseli Gallen-Kallela and Hilma af Klint, it also features paintings by artists who are highly respected in their home countries, but whounjustlyhave been virtually unknown in Central Europe until now. The Nordic pictorial worlds of Harald Sohlberg, Gustaf Fjæstad, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and Prince Eugen of Sweden are finally being presented to a wide audience. Other artists represented in the exhibition and catalogue are Ivan Shishkin, Anna Boberg, Helmi Biese, Lawren S. Harris and J. E. H. Macdonald.
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On Line Editora Os Segredos Do Império Romano
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Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Images of Malice: Visual Representations of
Book SynopsisTraces the history of visual representations of anti-Jewish hatred in Czech Bohemia. The vicious scourges of religion-based anti-Judaism and ethnically-rooted anti-Semitism are tragically deep-seated aspects of Czech Bohemian history. Images of Malice—copublished with Artefactum—examines visual instances from the well-known low points of historic Bohemian anti-Semitic resentment, while also recasting common views of eras not typically associated with rises in virulent anti-Jewish sentiment. This mapping of the visual signs of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism is also an account of their broader meaning, as the processes of stereotyping, delegitimization, dehumanization, and exclusion from society represent a more dire and universal problem. As Images of Malice makes bracingly clear, the danger of anti-Jewish visuals is still an urgent problem today, in Europe and beyond.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONEva Janácová6–9ANTI-JUDAISMTHE 12TH–15TH CENTURIES: THE BEGINNINGS OF ANTI-JEWISH VISUALITY – Jan Dienstbier and Daniel Soukup12–54THE 15TH–16TH CENTURIES: ANTI-JEWISH VISUALITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE EARLY MODERN ERA – Jan Dienstbier and Daniel Soukup55–81THE 17TH–18TH CENTURIES: FROM THE COUNTER-REFORMATION TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT – Daniel Baránek82–134ANTISEMITISMMORE THAN ILLUSTRATIONS: ANTISEMITIC IMAGERY IN RESEARCHING MODERN ANTISEMITISM – Michal Frankl136–156THE LONG 19TH CENTURY: THE BIRTH OF MODERN ANTISEMITISM – Jakub Hauser and Eva Janácová157–2361914–1945: ON THE ROAD TO CATASTROPHE – Milan Pech237–2991945–1989: ANTISEMITISM MASKED AS ANTI-ZIONISM – Blanka Soukupová300–3261989–2020: NEW FORMS OF ANTI-JEWISH PREJUDICE – Zbynek Tarant327–358IN THE WORLD OF CINEMATOGRAPHY REFLECTIONS OF ANTISEMITISM IN CZECH CINEMATOGRAPHY – Alice Aronová360–372SOURCES AND LITERATURE374–394LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS395–396INDEX OF NAMES397–400SUMMARY402–406
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Strandberg Publishing Mikkeller: The unusual story of an unusual (beer)
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Double 9 Booksllp The New Jerusalem
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Double 9 Booksllp The Sword Of Antietam A Story Of The Nation'S
Book SynopsisThe Sword of Antietam is a novel by Joseph A. Altsheler set during the American Civil War. The story follows three young Union lieutenants, Dick Mason, George Warner, and Frank Pennington, as they prepare for the Battle of Antietam. The opening chapter sees the trio surveying the countryside, searching for any sign of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson's forces. The three boys are described as thin but strong and brave, and are all wearing faded blue Union uniforms. As they wait for their sergeant, Daniel Whitley, to join them, they discuss the war, their hopes and fears, and the importance of staying focused on their duty. Eventually, Whitley arrives, and the group makes their way toward the battlefield, where they will face unimaginable danger and hardship. Throughout the novel, Altsheler weaves together a powerful story of courage, sacrifice, and friendship, as his characters fight to protect their country and their beliefs in the face of overwhelming odds.
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Double 9 Books The History of the United States from 1492 to
Book SynopsisThe History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Vol. 1 authored by Julian Hawthorne offers a comprehensive overview of the nation's development from its early exploration to the dawn of the 20th century. Hawthorne skillfully navigates through the important events which shaped the rise of the US into a dominant global power in this enlightening study. Beginning with the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, the book delves into colonization, the struggle for independence, and the founding of the American Republic. Hawthorne examines significant events like the American Revolution, the framing of the Constitution, westward expansion, and the Civil War in depth, highlighting the individuals and societal forces which shaped these revolutionary periods. Hawthorne presents a vivid picture of the nation's growth through expertly interweaving social, economic, and political threads, touching on the complexities of its cultural melting pot, religious influences, and economic vitality.
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Pentagon Press China Bloodies Bulletless Borders
Book SynopsisAfter the shock of the conflict against the Indian Army in Sikkim in 1967 and the loss of almost 400 soldiers, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) pressed for resolving all territorial disputes by discussion only, without using force or firearms against one another.This book analyses the process of bulletless border management by the Indian Army against the PLA, presenting the history of this process over the course of half a century.
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Pm Press The Loneliness of the Electric Menorah
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Haymarket Books The Charisma of World Revolution: Revolutionary
Book SynopsisThat the idea of world revolution was crucial for the Bolshevik leaders in the years following the 1917 revolution is a well-known fact. But what did the party's rank and file make of it? How did it resonate with the general population? And what can a social history of international solidarity tell us about the transformation of Soviet society from NEP to Stalinism?The Charism of World Revolution undertakes the first in-depth analysis of the discourses and practices of internationalism in early Soviet society during the years of revolution, civil war and NEP, using forgotten archival materials and contemporary sources. What emerges is a well rounded and inspiring portrait that will help today's readers concretize what internationalism in an era of global struggle looked like.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsAbbreviationsEditorial Note1 Introduction2 ‘World Revolution’, the Bolsheviks and Soviet Society 1 Bolshevik Internationalism through the World War and Revolution 2 1918/19, 1923, 1926: Three World-Revolutionary ‘Windows of Opportunity’ in Their Soviet Reflection3 Activists and the Charisma of World Revolution 1 Activists, Opportunists and Functionaries: Types of Early Soviet Political Actors 2 The World Revolution as a ‘Delightful Thing’ 3 Communist World Society or Russian Domination? Activists Imagine the Future4 Internationalist Practices I: Charisma and Activism between the Revolution and NEP 1 Informing, Performing and Intervening: Public Speech about the World Revolution 2 Internationalist Greeting Messages and Their Authors 3 The Bolshevik Provincial Press: From Activist Mouthpiece to ‘Mass’ Newspaper5 Internationalism and the Soviet ‘Masses’ 1 Ways and Means of Transmitting Internationalist Knowledge 2 Reactions of the ‘Masses’: Disinterest, Resistance, Appropriation6 MOPR: The Institutionalisation of International Solidarity in the obshchestvennost’7 International Practices II: Activism and obshchestvennost’ from NEP to Stalinism 1 Donations and Fundraising: Class Solidarity, Philanthropy and Entertainment 2 Objects and Subjects of ‘Shefstvo’: Comparing Two Types of International Sponsorship 3 Internationalist Pen Pal Correspondence – Collective and Individual 4 Banners Wanted: The Twists and Turns of International Flag Exchange 5 Dealing with Comrades from Abroad: Foreign Representatives of the Labour Movement in the Soviet Union8 A Practice Forestalled: Going Abroad for the World Revolution9 Concluding RemarksBibliographyIndex
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. Five Blessings of Ifá The
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Dialogue A History of the World in Six Plagues
Book SynopsisAn original, revolutionary new social and scientific history, examining the role that confinement has played in fostering and hindering epidemics
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Orion Publishing Co Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England: Thieves,
Book SynopsisThe reign of Elizabeth I - a Golden Age? Try asking her subjects...Elizabethans did all they could to survive in an age of sin and bling, of beddings and beheadings, galleons and guns. Explorers set sail for new worlds, risking everything to bring back slaves, gold and the priceless potato. Elizabeth lined her coffers while her subjects lived in squalor with hunger, violence and misery as bedfellows. Shakespeare shone and yet the beggars, doxies and thieves scraped and cheated to survive in the shadows. These were dangerous days. If you survived the villains, and the diseases didn't get you, then the lawmen might. Pick the wrong religion and the scaffold or stake awaited you. The toothless, red-wigged queen sparkled in her jewelled dresses, but the Golden Age was only the surface of the coin. The rest was base metal.
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Icon Books In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie
Book Synopsis'Danny Goldberg is probably one of the purest, most reasonableguides you could ask for to 1967.' Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. 'Weaves together rollicking, rousing, wonderfully colourful anddisparate narratives to remind us how the energies and aspirations of thecounterculture were intertwined with protest and reform . mesmerising.' The NationIt wasthe year that saw the release of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts ClubBand, and of debut albums from the Doors, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix andJanis Joplin. The year of the Summer of Love and LSD; the Monterey Pop Festivaland Black Power; Muhammad Ali's conviction for draft avoidance and MartinLuther King Jr's public opposition to war in Vietnam.On its 50th anniversary, music business veteranDanny Goldberg analyses 1967, looking not only at the political influences, butalso the spiritual, musical and psychedelic movements that defined the era,providing a unique perspective on how and why its legacy lives on today.Exhaustively researched and informed byinterviews including Allen Ginsberg, Timothy Leary and Gil Scott-Heron, InSearch of the Lost Chord is the synthesis of a fascinating andcomplicated period in our social and countercultural history that was about somuch more than sex, drugs and rock n roll.Trade ReviewHippie 101-a kaleidoscopic snapshot of the Big Bang fifty years ago, three parts social and musical history, one part personal memoir, a sweeping overview that also manages to be up close and personal. Bravo. -- Joel SelvinDanny Goldberg has done something I would not have thought possible: with diligent research, sharp prose, a clear mind, and an open heart, he has rescued a period of history from the clichés that had previously defined it. -- Eric AltermanThis extraordinary book transports us back to a 'moment' when, as Goldberg writes,the phrase '"peace and love" was not meant or taken ironically.' Beginning at sixteen, Goldberg was a participant in the rise and cresting of the hippie movement, the hippie ideal, which has been trivialized and disparaged in later decades. He cuts through the obfuscation and recreates the sense of magic, wonder, intimacy, and community that was in the air and you could breathe it in. If you want to know, or remember, what it was like to be alive and part of that historic wave, I can think of no better guide than In Search of the Lost Chord. -- Sara DavidsonIn a time of the harshest dissonance, Danny Goldberg's In Search of the Lost Chord arrives like soma from a heaven that is still up there if you look hard enough. One the great gambits of the rightist culture has been to paint the 1960s, and the hippie movement in particular, as some stammering, slothful stoner movie. As an eyewitness, I can testify it was much, much more. Danny Goldberg's highly informative missive from that long, strange trip not only reminds veterans of the glorious possibilities of the age but also serves as an excellent primer to onward generations. -- Mark JacobsonGoldberg plunges into a thorough, panoramic account of the culture, politics, media, music and mores of the year to demolish the idea that it was trivial. He has researched and interviewed widely - his section on underground newspapers is impressively detailed - and he's been there with many of the principals through all these years. Some of the stories, like the development and popularization of LSD and the saga of the Monterey Pop Festival, have been told before (though readers may be surprised to learn that psychedelic music's launchpad was a Nevada dive called the Red Dog Saloon). But Goldberg's deep purchase on his subject and his storytelling ease make it fresh. -- The New York TimesGoldberg is fascinating on the origins of political activism, from the Cold War peace movement and the fallout from the Korean War. * The Sunday Times *Goldberg brings a personal passion that itself illustrates the lasting resonance of the hippie era. * Publishers Weekly *At the core of Goldberg's readable, entertainingly anecdotal book is a chronicle and summary of what the Sixties cultural moment has left posterity. * The Times *Goldberg has created a detailed insight into an important snapshot of our history whilst also banishing the popular cliché of the hippie movement... In Search of the Lost Chord is also a timely reminder that people power does indeed have an effect and that change is always possible. * Buzz *
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Transcript Verlag The Persistence of Technology – Histories of
Book SynopsisRepair, reuse and disposal are closely interlinked phenomena related to the service lives and persistence of technologies. When technical artefacts become old and worn out, decisions have to be taken: is it necessary, worthwhile or even possible to maintain and repair, reuse or dismantle them - or must they be discarded? These decisions depend on factors such as the availability of second-hand markets, repair infrastructures and dismantling or disposal facilities. In telling the stories of China's power grid, Canadian telephones, German automobiles and India's shipbreaking business, among others, the contributions in this volume highlight the persistence of technologies and show that maintenance and repair are not obsolete in modern industries and consumer societies.Trade Review"[This volume] inspires new perspectives, provokes necessary discussions, and forms a building block for future work on time and technology." Anneke Coppoolse, Design and Culture, 24.02.2022
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Oxford University Press Inc Embracing Exile
Book SynopsisA new interpretation of historical and contemporary Jewish texts that views diaspora as a positive outcome for Jews and for the worldJewish people have always wandered. According to their origin story, they wandered from Ur of Chaldees to Canaan, then Egypt, and then back to Canaan. From there, they were exiled to Babylon, where they lived for centuries. They also settled in Persia, Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Italy,Turkey, Poland, Ukraine, England, the United States, among many other places. Diaspora became normal to Jews, and though they may have hoped for a return to their Promised Land at the End of Days, they made sense oftheir many homes, defending diaspora as the realm where Jewish life could grow, and they could fulfil their obligations to God. Embracing Exile analyzes biblical and rabbinic texts, philosophical treatises, studies of Kabbalah, Hasidism, and a multiplicity of modern expressions. It offers revised readings of the Bible's book of Esther, a survey of Talmudic treatments
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Quarto Publishing PLC RHS Garden Bridgewater
Book SynopsisFollowing the popular BBC series, this book is the comprehensive guide to one of Europe's largest and most ambitious gardening projects, the magnificent RHS Bridgewater. RHS Garden Bridgewater has a rich history, deeply entrenched personal connections with the local community, and now a dazzling and exciting future, all of which is brought to life in this sumptuous book. Set on the site of the former Worsley New Hall stately home in Manchester, bordering the Bridgewater canal, the Bridgewater garden is one of the most exciting public garden projects undertaken anywhere in the world in recent years. Guided by a masterplan from the renowned landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith, it is a showpiece of horticultural excellence with a rich array of attractions, from walled gardens and Chinese streamside features to aromatic kitchen gardens and verdant wooded areas, all placed at the heart of the community.RHTable of Contents1 Introduction 2 Rise and Fall of the New Hall 3 A New Beginning 4 Iconic Buildings 5 The Gardens 6 Bridgewater in the Round 7 The Future Timeline Index References and Project Acknowledgements
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Life Unseen
Book SynopsisImagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we have demonised and sentimentalized over the centuries? And why is blindness so frightening? In this fascinating historical adventure, Broadcaster and author Selina Mills takes us on a journey through the history of blindness in Western Culture to discover that blindness is not so dark after all. Inspired by her own experience of losing her sight as she forged a successful journalistic career, Life Unseen takes us through a personal and unsentimental historical quest through the lives, stories and achievements of blind people - as well as those sighted people who sought to patronize, demonize and fix them. From the blind poet Homer, through the myths and moralising of early medieval culture to the scientific and medical discoveries of the Enlightenment and modern times, the story of blindness turns out to be a story of our
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Engines of Privilege: Britain's Private School
Book Synopsis'Thoroughly researched and written with such calm authority, yet makes you want to scream with righteous indignation' John O'Farrell ‘We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters ... The appeal to act is heartfelt’ Financial Times ___________________ Includes a new chapter, 'Moving Ahead?' Britain’s private, fee-paying schools are institutions where children from affluent families have their privileges further entrenched through a high-quality, richly-resourced education. Engines of Privilege contends that, in a society that mouths the virtues of equality of opportunity, of fairness and of social cohesion, the educational apartheid separating private schools from our state schools deploys our national educational resources unfairly; blocks social mobility; reproduces privilege down the generations; and underpins a damaging democratic deficit in our society. Francis Green and David Kynaston carefully examine options for change, while drawing on the valuable lessons of history. Clear, vigorous prose is combined with forensic analysis to powerful effect, illuminating the painful contrast between the importance of private schools in British society and the near-absence of serious, policy-shaping debate. ___________________ 'An excoriating account of the inequalities perpetuated by Britain’s love affair with private schools' The TimesTrade ReviewThoroughly researched and written with such calm authority, yet makes you want to scream with righteous indignation -- John O'FarrellTheir tone is calm and evidence-based, not agitprop … They have made up my mind. I now feel clear not just that change is urgently needed, but that options for change are more varied, imaginative and realistic than I’d dared imagine -- Maggie Fergusson * Tablet *Fascinating -- Alex Renton * Spectator *‘[A] powerful attack on private schools as engines of privilege … a forensic examination of what the authors call “Britain’s private school problem” … They start strong … leaving you in no doubt about the path from private schooling to the elite … This book does a fine job of explaining and damning Britain’s private school problem -- Hugo Rifkind * The Times *An excoriating account of the inequalities perpetuated by Britain’s love affair with private schools * The Times *A passionate attack on private schools … Kynaston’s flair for anecdotes shines through ... Fascinating -- Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *Timely * Guardian *The historical background to our arguments over state and private education today is the most intriguing part of Engines of Privilege ... imbued with Kynaston’s fascination with the arguments and mores of post-war Britain -- Anne McElvoy * Evening Standard *Francis Green and David Kynaston say loud and clear that Britain’s private schools are a social problem … This book provides warnings and lessons of what doesn’t work and ideas of what policies could work to dismantle these 'engines of privilege' * Socialist Worker *A fresh dissection of what [Kynaston and Green] deem "Britain's private school problem" ... We can expect the manifesto-writers at the next general election to pass magpie-like over these chapters * Financial Times *[A] forensic and damning examination of ... "Britain's private school problem" * The Week *David Kynaston is one of the great chroniclers of our modern story ... Every paragraph contains some glittering nugget -- Praise for David Kynaston's 'Modernity Britain' * Sunday Times *An exemplary narrative history, with the archives plundered judiciously and plenty of focus on people and their quirks … Fascinating -- Praise for 'Till Time's Last Sand' * The Times *This is the work of a scholar with a gift for illuminating every square inch of each enormous canvas he chooses to paint … Kynaston brings characters large and small to life -- Praise for 'Till Time's Last Sand' * Literary Review *A historian of peerless sensitivity and curiosity about the lives of individuals -- Praise for 'Modernity Britain' * Financial Times *
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