Personal recollections newspaper articles new photos & material from the archives detailing the lives of women in Halifax from 1800-1950 through a fascinating period of massive social change & cataclysmic world events 176 pages 25 black & white illustrations Fairfax Helena ...

Every year on 11 September Catalonia celebrates its Diada its National Day But the Diada of 2012 was like none other as an enormous crowd calling for Catalan independence took over the heart of Barcelona Despite the carnival-like atmosphere that day the people were very serious about their demands On the back of this show of force Catalonia's governing politicians turned secessionist claims into a new headache for a government in Madrid that had only just survived a near-meltdown of Spain's financial system Four years later the separatist challenge has neither come to fruition nor faded away This book looks at how & why Catalan separatism reached the top of Spain's political agenda as well as its connection to the broader European malaise generated by flawed political responses to financial & other crises Through extensive travel & reporting as well as over fifty interviews with leading Catalan personalities Raphael Minder explains how Catalans feel about their economy history & culture & how secessionist forces have tried to reshape Catalan identity ...

Tracklist A1 Salvation A2 I?ll Wait A3 One Hand Up A4 Running Scared (Desert Song) A5 We All Need Someone B1 We Were Young B2 The Party B3 High B4 All My Life ...

This new edition of the epic Strumpet City marks the centenary of the 1913 Lockout It has been chosen as Dublin City Libraries' One City One Book for 2013 First published in 1969 it has repeatedly been described as one of the greatest Irish novels of all time Centring on the seminal lockout of 20000 workers in Dublin in 1913 Strumpet City encompasses a wide sweep of city life From the destitution of Rashers Tierney to the solid aspirant respectability of Fitz & Mary the priestly life of Father O' Connor & the upper-class world of Yearling & the Bradshaws it paints a portrait of a city of stark contrasts with an urban working class mired in vicious poverty Strumpet City is much more than a book about the Lockout Through the power of vivid fiction we encounter all the complexities of humanity The brilliant & much-loved TV series originally screened by RTE in 1980 is fondly remembered by many but to read the book is to immerse yourself in social & historical writing akin to Chekhov & Tolstoy Strumpet City is the great sweeping Irish historical novel of the 20th century ...

Tracklist A1 Rebels & Saints A2 Daggers A3 Ulysses A4 Under The Western Sky A5 Monuments A6 White Girls B1 Demons B2 Hammer Down B3 Disappearing City B4 Politics Of Sleep B5 Diamonds & Gold B6 Strange Notes B7 Bloody Knuckles ...

Tracklist A1 Time Moves On 558 A2 Said You Didn't Love Him 315 A3 Front Row Romeo (Instrumental) 421 A4 We've Come Long Way Baby 418 A5 Funky Sign 347 B1 Front Row Romeo 421 B2 If Wishing Made It So 436 B3 Funky Baby Feet 342 B4 Said You Didn't Love Him (Instrumental) 315 ...

Tracklist A1 Behind Closed Doors A2 Consequence A3 (I Need A Break From) Holidays A4 Grin & Bear It A5 Easy Riding A6 Great Expectations A7 Garden Of Eden B1 A Different Kind Of Tension B2 Get It Over Quickly B3 Turnin? My Back B4 Black Shades Over Red Eyes B5 Mama Give Me Order B6 Oh Cruel World ...

Stuart does not like the manuscript He's after a bestseller "like what Tom Clancy writes" " But you are not an assassin trying to frazzle the president with anthrax bombs" I point out You are an ex-homeless ex-junkie psychopath I do not add' This is the story of a remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer (a middle-class scum ponce if you want to be honest about it Alexander') & Stuart Shorter a homeless knife-wielding thief Told backwards
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The award-winning drama Stuart A Life Backwards details the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer & illustrator (Alexander played by Benedict Cumberbatch) & a chaotic homeless man (Stuart played by BAFTA Award nominated Tom Hardy) whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison As Alexander learns more about Stuart s complicated life & traumatic childhood he asks if he can write his story & Stuart advises him to write the story backwards so that it s more exciting like a Tom Clancy murder-mystery As their remarkable alliance develops Stuart gradually recounts his life story in reverse his resilient personality & dry sense of humour giving the story an almost tragi-comic edge Through post-office heists attempts at suicide & spells inside various institutions Alexander is given a glimpse into a totally alien world & begins to understand how Stuart s life spiralled so badly out of control SPECIAL FEATURES Cast Interviews & Behind-The-Scenes Footage ...

A contemporary look at one of the founding figures in the field of cultural studies This volume from Goldsmiths Press examines the career of the cultural studies pioneer Stuart Hall investigating his influence & revealing lesser-known facets of his work These essays evaluate the legacies of his particular brand of cultural studies & demonstrate how other scholars & activists have utilized his thinking in their own research Throughout Hall's colleagues & collaborators assess his theoretical & methodological standpoints his commitment to the development of a flexible form of revisionist Marxism & the contributions of his specific mode of analysis to public debates on Thatcherism neoliberalism & multiculturalism In her contribution Angela Davis argues that the model of politics ideology & race initially developed by Hall & his colleagues in England continues to resonate when applied to America's racialized policing Other essays focus on Hall's contributions to contemporary political debate & questions of race ethnicity identity migrancy & diaspora & discuss Hall's continuing involvement in issues of representation & aesthetics in the visual arts particularly photography & film With contributions from Britain Europe East Asia & North & Latin America the book provides a comprehensive look at how under Hall's intellectual leadership British cultural studies transformed itself from a form of "local" knowledge to the international field of study we know today Contributors John Akomfrah Avtar Brah Charlotte Brunsdon Iain Chambers Kuan-Hsing Chen John Clarke James Curran Angela Davis David Edgar Lawrence Grossberg Catherine Hall Dick Hebdige Tony Jefferson Robert Lumley Mahasiddhi (Roy Peters) Doreen Massey Angela Mc Robbie Caspar Melville Frank Mort Michael Rustin Bill Schwarz Mark Sealy Liv Sovik Lola Young ...