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Pistols in St Paul's: Science, music, and architecture in the twentieth century (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Investigating a series of cutting-edge acoustic experiments in twentieth-century Britain, this unique book reveals how exciting new ideas from science and music had a lasting effect on architectural design. -- .
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Other Everests: One Mountain, Many Worlds (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This ground-breaking title, publishing to mark the centenary of the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, reveals the hidden histories of the world’s highest mountain. -- .
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The Strand: A Biography (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This deeply researched book offers a unique history of London’s most famous street, from the Roman era to the present day. -- .
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Global Marxism: Decolonisation and revolutionary politics (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
Arguing against the idea that Marxism is a Eurocentric theory with nothing to teach the Global South, this book explores the lives and ideas of a remarkable set of revolutionaries, from Ho Chi Minh to Ali Shariati. -- .
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Culture is Bad for You: Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries, Revised and Updated Edition (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This book paints an unflinching portrait of the situation for arts and culture workers in Britain today. Revised and updated with the latest figures, it exposes how minorities continue to be marginalised in the post-COVID era. -- .
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Culture is Bad for You: Inequality in the Cultural and Creative Industries, Revised and Updated Edition (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book paints an unflinching portrait of the situation for arts and culture workers in Britain today. Revised and updated with the latest figures, it exposes how minorities continue to be marginalised in the post-COVID era. -- .
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Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers: How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World's Greatest Writer (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This book uses the latest techniques in textual analysis to reveal the influence of a community of English playwrights on the celebrated works of William Shakespeare. -- .
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Framing: The Social Art of Influence (Bog, Hardback, Engelsk)
This cutting-edge book draws on the latest ideas from economics and evolutionary theory to provide a toolkit for understanding how issues are framed in the media, built around the key elements of texture, temperature, position and size. -- .
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Clyde Walcott: Statesman of West Indies Cricket (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
West Indies legend Sir Clyde Walcott was one of the greatest cricketers of all time, but he was also an important administrator and activist. This first biography offers a detailed examination of his extraordinary life and achievements. -- .
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Dirty Books: Erotic Fiction and the Avant-Garde in Mid-Century Paris and New York (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This fascinating book tells the story of the fearless and innovative publishers who combined pornography and avant-garde literature to make a lasting mark on twentieth-century culture. -- .
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Red Closet: The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Based on newly discovered sources, this is the first book to tell the story of the oppression of LGBTQ people in the USSR. -- .
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Serving the Public: The Good Food Revolution in Schools, Hospitals and Prisons (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Exploring the food we serve in schools, hospitals and prisons, this book argues that public food provision offers a microcosm of society at large. It highlights how public institutions are harnessing the power of purchase to secure public health. -- .
Levering: 6 - 9 hverdage
