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Author : Jessica Boak
Release : 2017-08-10
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Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 721/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis 20th Century Pub by : Jessica Boak
Download or read book 20th Century Pub written by Jessica Boak. This book was released on 2017-08-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pete Brown
Release : 2011-08-11
Genre : Cooking
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Book Rating : 80X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Man Walks Into A Pub by : Pete Brown
Download or read book Man Walks Into A Pub written by Pete Brown. This book was released on 2011-08-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's an extraordinary tale of yeast-obsessed monks and teetotal prime ministers; of how pale ale fuelled an Empire and weak bitter won a world war; of exploding breweries, a bear in a yellow nylon jacket and a Canadian bloke who changed the dringking habits of a nation. It's also the story of the rise of the pub from humble origins through an epic, thousand-year struggle to survive misunderstanding, bad government and misguided commerce. The history of beer in Britain is a social history of the nation itself, full of catastrophe, heroism and an awful lot of hangovers. 'a pleasant antidote to more po-faced histories of beer' Guardian 'Like a good drinking companion, Brown tells a remarkable story: a stream of fascinating facts, etymologies and pub-related urban phenomena' TLS 'Packed with bar-room bet-winning facts and entertaining digressions, this is a book into which every pub-goer will want to dip.' Express
Author : Penny Sparke
Release : 1999
Genre : Design
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 133/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Century of Design by : Penny Sparke
Download or read book A Century of Design written by Penny Sparke. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Illustrated with over 500 photographs, A Century of Design is unique in providing a designer-by designer review within a historical context, revealing the connections between designers and major design movements from around the world from Art Nouveau to Postmodernism and beyond. Each chapter explains the background and orgins of the century's most important style movements, period by period. The most influential internationally known designers of the 20th century are discussed, their major works are featured and their sources of inspiration outlined. A Century of Design covers everything from telephones to textiles, cutlery to computers."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Craig S. Pascoe
Release : 2005
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 716/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The American South in the Twentieth Century by : Craig S. Pascoe
Download or read book The American South in the Twentieth Century written by Craig S. Pascoe. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the South today, the sight of a Latina in a NASCAR T-shirt behind the register at an Asian grocery would hardly draw a second glance. That scenario, and our likely reaction to it, surely signals something important--but what? Here some of the region’s most respected and readable observers look across the past century to help us take stock of where the South is now and where it may be headed. Reflecting the writers’ deep interests in southern history, politics, literature, religion, and other matters, the essays engage in new ways some timeless concerns about the region: How has the South changed--or not changed? Has the South as a distinct region disappeared, or has it absorbed the many forces of change and still retained its cultural and social distinctiveness? Although the essays touch on an engaging diversity of topics including the USDA’s crop spraying policies, Tom Wolfe’s novel A Man in Full, and collegiate women’s soccer, they ultimately cluster around a common set of themes. These include race, segregation and the fall of Jim Crow, gender, cultural distinctiveness and identity, modernization, education, and urbanization. Mindful of the South’s reputation for insularity, the essays also gauge the impact of federal assistance, relocated industries, immigration, and other outside influences. As one contributor writes, and as all would acknowledge, those who undertake a project like this “should bear in mind that they are tracking a target moving constantly but often erratically.” The rewards of pondering a place as elusive, complex, and contradictory as the American South are on full display here.
Author : C. Hopkinson
Release : 1993
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 013/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Usborne History of the Twentieth Century by : C. Hopkinson
Download or read book The Usborne History of the Twentieth Century written by C. Hopkinson. This book was released on 1993. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the major events of the twentieth century.
