wyszukanych pozycji: 7
J.R. Clynes: A Political Life
ISBN: 9781518761980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This biography of the British Labour politician J.R. Clynes traces his remarkable rise from an impoverished Lancashire mill-hand to cabinet minister. It looks at the role he played in the 'New Unionism' of the late nineteenth century, and his participation in the Lloyd George wartime coalition government World War 1. Clynes was briefly leader of the Labour Party, and also a member of the cabinet in both minority Labour governments of 1924 and 1929-31. As such, he and had an intimate view of the political and economic dramas of the time. These included the General Strike of 1926, the collapse...
This biography of the British Labour politician J.R. Clynes traces his remarkable rise from an impoverished Lancashire mill-hand to cabinet minister. ...
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46,17 zł |
Radio Philosopher: The Radical Life of Cyril Joad
ISBN: 9781469957128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. 'Radio Philosopher' is the compelling story of Cyril Joad, a pioneer public intellectual and celebrity of the 'golden age' of BBC radio broadcasting. In the forefront of many of the social and political movements in Britain during the inter-war years, Joad was a pioneer of many and a professional controversialist. The scope of his activities ranged across pacifism, womens' rights, radical politics, rambling, environmentalism, and adult education, and he was one of the earliest exponents of radio as a means of reaching a mass audience for serious programmes. Until now much of Joad's pioneering...
'Radio Philosopher' is the compelling story of Cyril Joad, a pioneer public intellectual and celebrity of the 'golden age' of BBC radio broadcasting. ...
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44,98 zł |
Margaret Bondfield: First Woman in the Cabinet
ISBN: 9781983500985 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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46,67 zł |
Tory Socialist: Robert Blatchford and Merrie England
ISBN: 9781482075113 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book looks at the life and work of Robert Blatchford, a pioneer of the British labour movement in the late nineteenth century. A highly talented journalist, he was an originator of the didactic political column and inspired a grassroots socialist movement. In 'Merrie England' he outlined his vision of a communal, cooperative, and ethical society as an alternative to competitive capitalist individualism. It eventually sold in millions around the world, and helped to inspire new generations of socialist activists everywhere. As Blatchford's disillusion with the British Labour Party grew...
This book looks at the life and work of Robert Blatchford, a pioneer of the British labour movement in the late nineteenth century. A highly talented ...
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37,34 zł |
The Whole Rotten Edifice
ISBN: 9781520332185 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 236 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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54,59 zł |
Gardens of Eden: British Socialism in the Open Air 1890-1939
ISBN: 9781497489813 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This book looks at the significance of the countryside and landscape for early British socialism, and at a wide range of activities by socialists in the open air. These include cycling, gardening, land colonies and settlements, working allotments, summer schools, rambling and camping as well as sports and other leisure pastimes. These are set in the context of socialist idealism, and the iconography and mythology of the countryside, showing how the British socialist vision of 'Merrie England' remained but updated through changing social, political and economic circumstances.
This book looks at the significance of the countryside and landscape for early British socialism, and at a wide range of activities by socialists in t...
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33,46 zł |
Short Stories from Black Pear
ISBN: 9780992775506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 190 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A collection of short stories including humour, true life, science fiction, horror and some almost impossible to categorise.
A collection of short stories including humour, true life, science fiction, horror and some almost impossible to categorise.
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54,64 zł |