As world attention focuses on the economic development & massive cultural upheavals of China all of which are embodied in the transformation of Beijing prior to the 2008 Olympics Chinese artists have emerged after years of containment by the strictures of the national ideology. The Western art world hungry for new spectacle has consumed the new art with an appetite but the art is changing so fast the Western viewer has little means of assessing or understanding the background to these extraordinary developments. The Revolution Continues" provides a link between the rebellious spirit of the current generation of Chinese artists & the mood of rebellion that was so explicitly evident during the years of the Cultural Revolution that ran from 1966 to the death of Mao & the fall of the Gang of Four in 1976. In his text Jiang Jiehong argues that the widespread destruction of traditional Chinese treasures by the Red Guards especially in the early period of 1966 overshadows the entire period. Todays rebellious artistic spirit is in fact an extension of Maos legacy. The extensive Saatchi collection of new Chinese art is presented in conjunction with Joshua Jiangs examination of the use of the colour red the iconography of Mao the sense of the collective & the use of textual language that derives from the calligraphy of the propaganda poster. This dramatic material will be published to coincide with one of the opening exhibitions at the new Saatchi Gallery." ...

As dazzling as the decade they dominated The Beatles almost single-handedly created pop music as we know it. Today their songs are cited as seminal influences by stars like Oasis Blur & Kula Shaker. Eloquently giving voice to their time The Beatles quite simply changed the world. Fully updated to include material from The Beatles Live at the BBC" & the Anthology series this acclaimed book goes back to the heart of The Beatles
- their records. Drawing on a unique resource of knowledge & experience to read their 241 tracks
- chronologically from their first amateur efforts in 1957 to Real Love their final reunion recording in 1995
- Ian Mac Donald has created an engrossing classic of popular criticism in which the extraordinary songs of The Beatles remain a central & continually surprising presence."


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There is more information in the world than ever before
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Fuchsia Dunlop is the author of the much-loved & critically acclaimed Sichuan Cookery which won the British Guild of Food Writers Jeremy Round Award for best first book & prompted John Lanchester of the Daily Telegraph to call her as exciting as Elizabeth David. Now with The Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook she introduces us to the delicious tastes of Hunan Chairman Maos home province. The southern Chinese province of Hunan is renowned for its beautiful scenery its hearty peasant cooking & the revolutionary spirit of its people. It is a region of bold spicy tastes where the chilli reigns supreme but also of soothing tonic stews & delicate steamed dishes. In this selection of classic recipes interwoven with a wealth of history legend & anecdote Fuchsia brings to life this vibrant culinary region. Look out for late imperial dishes like numbing-&-hot chicken Chairman Maos favourite red-braised pork steamed fish with brilliant red chillies & a myriad of colourful vegetable stir-fries. With food photographs by the award-winning photographer Georgia Glynn Smith & pictures from Fuchsias own travels around Hunan this book will revolutionise your understanding of Chinese regional cookery. ...

This is a major new & definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind. Ayatollah Khomeinis return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large well-populated & wealthy state suddenly committed itself to a quite new path: a revolution based on the supremacy of Islam & contempt for both superpowers. For over 30 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation sanctions & sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war. Many policy-makers today share a weary wish that Iran would somehow just disappear as a problem. But with Irans continuing commitment to a nuclear programme & its reputation as a trouble-maker in Afghanistan Lebanon & elsewhere this is unlikely any time soon. The slow demise of the 2009 Green Revolution shows that Revolutionary Irans institutions are still formidable. About the author: Michael Axworthys Iran: Empire of the Mind established him as one of the worlds principal experts on this extraordinary country & in his new book Revolutionary Iran he has written the definitive history of this subject one which takes full account of Irans unique history & makes sense of events often misunderstood by outsiders. Reviews: Balances scholarly precision with narrative flair.. . Axworthy does the best job so far of describing the Iran-Iraq war.. . He revisits & convincingly reinterprets defining moments of the Islamic republic.. .[with] scholarly rigour & first-class analysis. Anyone interested in this most complex of revolutions would do well to read [this book]". (Economist). " An impressive exploration of Irans development since 1979 into an unpredictable pseudo-democracy.. .[a] calm & literate portrait of the Islamic Republic". (Guardian). " If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this.. . Axworthy revokes the sound & fury of the revolution itself". (Ervand Abrahamian Times Higher Education). " Packed with gobbets of information & policy advice on how to deal with Iran". (Telegraph). "[A] meticulously fair & scholarly work.. .passages from Iranian authors little known in the west as well as references to both popular & arthouse cinema bring depth [and] richness.. .moving & vivid.. .a very fine work that deserves to be read by anyone interested in the Middle East". (Jason Burke Observer). " Axworthy is a true Iranophile learned in history & literature ancient & modern.. .[A] subtle lucid & well-proportioned history.. .his method casts theocracy in a refreshingly cold light & embosses the Islamic Republics well-established subordination of faith to power". (Spectator)." ...

Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank & April Wheeler a bright young couple who are bored by the banalities of suburban life & long to be extraordinary. With heartbreaking compassion & clarity Richard Yates shows how Frank & Aprils decision to change their lives for the better leads to betrayal & tragedy. ...

The Earth that sustains us today was born out of a few remarkable near-catastrophic revolutions started by biological innovations & marked by global environmental consequences. The revolutions have certain features in common such as an increase in the complexity energy utilization & information processing capabilities of life. This book describes these revolutions showing the fundamental interdependence of the evolution of life & its non-living environment. We would not exist unless these upheavals had led eventually to 'successful' outcomes
- meaning that after each one at length a new stable world emerged. The current planet-reshaping activities of our species may be the start of another great Earth system revolution but there is no guarantee that this one will be successful. This book explains what a successful transition through it might look like if we are wise enough to steer such a course. This book places humanity in context as part of the Earth system using a new scientific synthesis to illustrate our debt to the deep past & our potential for the future.
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Join Rex Conway on a remarkable steam-hauled journey on the Eastern Region. Starting at Liverpool Street in the capital during the golden age of steam we encounter places such as Stratford Colchester Ipswich Cambridge Norwich & Peterborough with many diversions along the way. Seen here are plentiful images of engine sheds stations signal-boxes a fabulous selection of engines & railway staff going about their daily business. All the photographs featured in this book have been specially selected from Rex Conways phenomenal collection of over 65 000 images & the book is sure to appeal to railway enthusiasts far & wide. ...

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