Stanfords Adult Book of the Month September 2016 When you see your nation`s flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?; For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes & dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. & still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Flags fly at the UN, on the Arab street, from front porches in Texas. They represent the politics of high power as well as the politics of the mob.; From the renewed sense of nationalism in China, to troubled identities in Europe & the USA, to the terrifying rise of Islamic State, the world is a confusing place right now & we need to understand the symbols, old & new, that people are rallying round.; In nine chapters (covering the USA, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America, international flags & flags of terror), Tim Marshall draws on more than twenty-five years of global reporting experience to reveal the histories, the power & the politics of the symbols that unite us
- & divide us. We have a special signed & numbered run of 150 Edward Stanford Collector’s Edition copies exclusive to Stanfords.
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Wörther See
- Karawanken West (No. 61), a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Kompass with local & long-distance
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Map No. WK5233, Worthersee
- Ossiacher See
- Faaker See
- Keutschacher See, in a series of outdoor leisure maps from Freytag


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Worthing in 1896 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Worthing is covered on two maps. The West Worthing map covers the area from Christchurch Road westward to Elm Grove & to the boundary with Goring parish. Much of this map is in the parish of Heene &

Includes:: St Botolph`s church there. Features include West Worthing & Worthing stations, Heene Windmill, numerous nursery greenhouses, Westbrooke, Park Crescent, Marine Parade, Shelley Road, Holy Trinity church, St Andrew`s church, Christ Church. Street directory extracts on the reverse show entries for Clifton Road, Crescent Road, Heene Road, Marine Parade, Montague Street & Richmond Road. This title continues coverage eastward & stretches to the end of Brougham Road & to Seamill Farm. Features include the pier, Chapel Road, South Street, St Paul`s church, Brighton Road (where Oscar Wilde wrote The Importance of Being Earnest), Infirmary, Homefield Park, more nursery greenhouses, Poors Ten Acres, St Georges church. Directory extracts on the reverse show street entries for Brighton Road, Chapel Road, Marine Parade, Marine Place, South Street, Warwick Road & Warwick Street. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Wortley & Old Farnley in 1906 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the Wortley area of south-western Leeds. Coverage stretches from Armley Town Street southward to Lower Wortley, & westward to Butt Lane. Areas covered include Upper Wortley, Lower Wortley, Green Hill, Wiring Field, Wortley Town End, Swallow Hill, Silver Royd Hill, New Blackpool, Farnley & Carr Crofts. Features include Antwerp Mills, GNR railway with Armley & Wortley station & sidings, Cliff`s Upper Yard & Ingham`s Fire Clay Works, Wortley Grange, Western Flats Park, Low Mills, St John`s church, Cow Close, Butterbowl Mills, the large Stone Bridge Mills, Farnley Manor House, Farnley Park (at western edge of map), etc. On the reverse we is a selection of street directory entries, including Cedar Road/ Street/ Terrace, Claremont Street/ Terrace, Farnley Hill, Lower Wortley Road, Silver Royd Hill, Upper Wortley Road & Whingate Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognised, underfunded & weak, Pakistan`s team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cricket has been entwined with national identity & Pakistan`s successes helped to define its status in the world. Defiant in defence, irresistible in attack, players such as A.H. Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Wasim Akram & Imran Khan awed their contemporaries & inspired their successors. The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with triumph & tragedy. In recent years, it has been threatened by the same problems affecting Pakistan itself: fallout from the `war on terror`, sectarian violence, corruption, crises in health & education, & a shortage of effective leaders. For twenty years, Pakistan cricket has been stained by the scandalous behaviour of the players involved in match-fixing. Since 2009, the fear of violence has driven Pakistan`s international cricket into exile. No one knows when it will return home. But Peter Oborne`s narrative is also full of hope. For all its troubles, cricket gives all Pakistanis a chance to excel & express themselves, a sense of identity & a cause for pride in their country. Packed with first-hand recollections, & digging deep into political, social & cultural history, Wounded Tiger is a major study of sport & nationhood. ...

The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded & weak, Pakistan `s team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cricket has been entwined with national identity & Pakistan `s successes helped to define its status in the world. Defiant in defence, irresistible in attack, players such as A H Kardar, Fazal Mahmood & Imran Khan awed their contemporaries & inspired their successors. The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with triumph & tragedy. In recent years, it has been threatened by the same problems affecting Pakistan itself: fallout from the ”war on terror”, sectarian violence, corruption, health & the environment, & a shortage of effective leaders. For twenty years, Pakistan cricket has been stained by the scandalous behaviour of the players involved in match fixing. Since 2009, the fear of violence has driven Pakistan`s international cricket into exile. No one knows when it will return home. But Peter Oborne`s narrative is also full of hope. For all its troubles, cricket gives all Pakistanis a chance to excel & express themselves, a sense of identity & a cause for pride in their country. ...

A family story of blood & memory & the haunting power of the past. After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. It is a family story of war & love, & how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present. Wounds is a powerful memoir about Irish people who found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Rising, & in the pitiless violence of civil war in north Kerry after the British left in 1922. It is the story of Keane`s grandmother Hannah Purtill, her brother Mick & his friend Con Brosnan, & how they & their neighbours took up guns to fight the British Empire & create an independent Irel&. & it is the story of another Irishman, Tobias O` Sullivan, who fought against them as a policeman because he believed it was his duty to uphold the law of his country. Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence & the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence. Keane uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause & how the act of killing reverberates through the generations. ...

A family story of blood & memory & the haunting power of the past. 2018 WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER EWART-BIGGS MEMORIAL PRIZE 2017 WINNER OF THE NON-FICTION IRISH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER After nearly three decades reporting conflict from all over the world for the BBC, Fergal Keane has gone home to Ireland to tell a story that lies at the root of his fascination with war. It is a family story of war & love, & how the ghosts of the past return to shape the present. Wounds is a powerful memoir about Irish people who found themselves caught up in the revolution that followed the 1916 Rising, & in the pitiless violence of civil war in north Kerry after the British left in 1922. It is the story of Keane`s grandmother Hannah Purtill, her brother Mick & his friend Con Brosnan, & how they & their neighbours took up guns to fight the British Empire & create an independent Irel&. & it is the story of another Irishman, Tobias O` Sullivan, who fought against them as a policeman because he believed it was his duty to uphold the law of his country. Many thousands of people took part in the War of Independence & the Civil War that followed. Whatever side they chose, all were changed in some way by the costs of violence. Keane uses the experiences of his ancestral homeland in north Kerry to examine why people will kill for a cause & how the act of killing reverberates through the generations. ...

Here is a visual record of one of the great untold stories of Asian design history: the trade in Indian textiles to Southeast & East Asia. For over 1000 years Indian cloths were traded for spices & the forest & mineral wealth of the East by Asian, Arab & European merchants. Including dazzling chintzes & expensive tie-die silk that was reserved for the nobility, these textiles served as diplomatic gifts, displays on festive occasions & as clothing for the populace at rites of passage & other ceremonies. John Guy draws on first-hand descriptions by travellers & merchants, on historic images of people & places, & on related arts to tell the story of the trade. ...