London Revisited
Author : Edward Verrall Lucas
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 29,33 MB
Release : 1916
Category : London (England)
ISBN :
Author : Edward Verrall Lucas
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 29,33 MB
Release : 1916
Category : London (England)
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Author : Marcus Gray
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 1593762933
Twenty-eight years after its original release, The Clash’s London Calling was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame as a “recording of lasting qualitative or historical significance.” It topped polls on both sides of the Atlantic for the best album of the seventies (and eighties) and in publications as wide-ranging as Rolling Stone, VIBE, Pitchfork, and NME, and it regularly hits the top ten on greatest-albums-of-all-time-lists. Even its cover—the instantly recognizable image of Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar—has attained iconic status, inspiring countless imitations and even being voted the best rock ’n’ roll photograph ever by Q magazine. Now the breakthrough album from the foremost band of the punk era gets the close critical eye it deserves. Marcus Gray examines London Calling from every vantage imaginable, from the recording sessions and the state of the world it was recorded in to the album’s long afterlife, bringing new levels of understanding to one of punk rock’s greatest achievements. Leaving no detail unexplored, he provides a song-by-song breakdown covering when each was written and where, what inspired each song, and what in turn each song inspired, making this book a must-read for Clash fans.
Author : Ian Nairn
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 25,33 MB
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0141396164
TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.' Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs, it is a portrait of the soul of a place, from a writer of genius.
Author : Edward Verrall Lucas
Publisher :
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 1917
Category : London (England)
ISBN :
Author : Findlay Muirhead
Publisher :
Page : 710 pages
File Size : 42,42 MB
Release : 1920
Category : London (England)
ISBN :
Author : Evelyn Waugh
Publisher : Alien Ebooks
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1667623680
Author : Henry Wikoff
Publisher :
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 34,29 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Europe
ISBN :
Author : Karl Baedeker (Firm)
Publisher :
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 1923
Category : London
ISBN :
Author : Dafydd Fell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 20,81 MB
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429535570
This book examines and reviews some of the key figures in Taiwan Studies to plot the development of the field by revisiting their earlier influential books and bodies of work. Often autobiographical in detail, each chapter asks the author to discuss the origins of their research and how their engagement with the field has developed since. The contributors then discuss their methodologies, fieldwork and arguments, as well as how their work was received at the time. They also go on to reflect on their chosen methods and core findings, assessing whether they have stood the test of time. Reflecting the diversity of the Taiwan Studies field, subjects covered in this volume include sociology, musicology, linguistics, comparative politics, international relations and anthropology. As such, this comprehensive overview adopts a distinctly interdisciplinary approach to understanding Taiwan. Painting a picture of the changing state of international Taiwan Studies through the work of leading scholars, this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, Chinese Studies and Asian politics, culture and society.
Author : John Hinks
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 26,65 MB
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1527522814
A quarter of a century ago, Professor Peter Borsay identified a specifically urban phenomenon of cultural revival that took root in the late seventeenth century, leading to the flowering of a wide range of cultural forms and the extensive remodelling of the townscape along classically inspired lines. Borsay called this the ‘English Urban Renaissance’. These essays, including Borsay’s reflective and thought-provoking revisiting of his concept, offer a wide-ranging exploration of the continuing and still developing impact of the ‘English Urban Renaissance’ and investigate the wider impact of the concept beyond England. The essays reiterate the importance of provincial towns as hubs of economic, cultural and political activity and the strength and vitality of urban culture beyond the metropolis. They trace the development of urban culture over time in the light of the concept of ‘urban renaissance’, showing how urban townscapes and cultural life were transformed throughout the long eighteenth century. Together, they establish the continuing impact and importance of Borsay’s concept, demonstrate the breadth of its influence in the UK and beyond, and point to possible areas of research for the future.