Inspired by the Falklands War, this collection of essays is an elegy to Old England, its Christian tradition, sea-faring history and the monarchy. Inspired by the Falklands War, this collection of essays is an elegy to Old England, its Christian tradition, sea-faring history and the monarchy. ...more
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Persons and Polemics Historical Essays EP Thompson Merlin 1994 Paperback
Shortly before his death in August 1993, Edward Thompson completed this selection of essays and review articles. The 'persons' are Mary WollstonecraftShortly before his death in August 1993, Edward Thompson completed this selection of essays and review articles. The 'persons' are Mary Wollstonecraft, Eleanor Marx, Tom Maguire, William Morris and Christopher Caldwell; while the 'polemics' include outspoken criticism of fellow historians - such as Robert Walmsley writing on the Peterloo Massacre or Lawrence Stone on families, another dig at Althusser in 'History and Anthropology', and a discussion of the radical poet Edgell Rickword. Slightly off-mint....more
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A History of Adult Education in Great Britain from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century Thomas Kelly Liverpool University Press 1992 Paperback
Thomas Kelly describes in detail the history of the various formal agencies of adult education such as public lectures, adult schools, mechanics' instThomas Kelly describes in detail the history of the various formal agencies of adult education such as public lectures, adult schools, mechanics' institutes, working men's colleges, University Extension and the Workers Educational Association. But the study has an even wider scope, extending to movements and institutions, ranging from the pulpit to public libraries, which have contributed to adult education. This third edition is updated, with a new Prologue discussing the 1970s and 80s and a new Foreword by Brian Simon. ...more
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