Presenting a history of Israel through 100 cartoons, Colin Shindler offers an original, visually exciting and accessible way to help understand Israel's complex past, including the Israel-Palestine conflict. Richly illustrated with an image for ever year from 1949-2020, Shindler offers new... číst celé
Cricket, England's gentle summer game, was shaken to its core by demonstrations, strikes, arrests and violence amid growing global disgust at apartheid, ahead of South Africa's planned 1970 tour. One of sport's leading social historians tells the astonishing story of a cricket tour framed in a landscape of turbulent social history.
The book relates individual episodes from the saga of Israel instead of narrating a formal, conventional history up to the present day. Each section deals with a different aspect of this journey through the decades. The subjects do not cover old ground and are intentionally revelatory as they relate the history of Israel in a vivid, engaging way.
Colin Shindler explores the changing sporting and cultural landscape of Britain through the careers of four iconic football captains: Wright, Moore, Lineker and Beckham.
'Dear Mr. Adam, I am writing on behalf of the Central Watch and Social Problems Committee of the Mothers' Union to ask whether you have a programme in mind on the moral issue of venereal disease.' 'Sir, Where are the B.B.C's censors? We do not care for the language that was inflicted on us Tuesday night in "The Battle of Britain". Don't retort, 'You need not listen if you don't want to'. We did not know it was coming.' 'Dear Mr. Frost, Let me start by saying how much I enjoy your programme & that I was among those many who felt almost that they had lost a blowsy old friend when dear & vulgar, but nonetheless thought-provoking and funny TW3 went off the air.' For anyone who regularly feels tempted to put pen to paper, I'm Sure I Speak For Many Others is an alternative history of the BBC, from its triumphant broadcast of the coronation in 1953, to that Tynan moment, the controversial That Was The Week That Was, and the groundbreaking Grange Hill. Stretching across over forty years of programming, these never before seen letters represent the joy, the fury and the wit of the nation.
Exploring the intersection of American history and cinema, this book offers a witty and insightful analysis of Hollywood from World War II to the Korean War. It examines how filmmakers were influenced by the political and social dynamics of wartime America, highlighting the industry's evolution in response to these pressures. Through historical context, the narrative reveals the profound impact of global events on film production and storytelling during this transformative period.
This book traces the history of the Israeli Right since its inception and its struggle to gain power.
Biography of the Lancashire and England cricketer Bob Barber. Special hardback Limited Edition 43/75, bound in blue leather with gold embossed titles to front and spine. Signed by the author and Bob Barber plus 5 other Jack Bond, David Green, Jim Parks, Jim Stewart and John Jameson to special labels affixed to the front endpapers. Large 8vo. 229pp. Fine condition.
A beautifully written and poignant football memoir from the author of the bestselling Manchester United Ruined My Life.
A groundbreaking look at life as a conscript during Britain's postwar National Service, as told by the men who served. Published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the end of conscription.