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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire
ISBN 10: 1858584590ISBN 13: 9781858584591
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Worcestershire brothers, Mac and Barry Goodwin's, true story told from a bedrock of fact but as living flesh. Their mastery of the air as teenagers and then as RAF pilots in 605 (The County of Warwick) Squadron and 609 (West Riding) Squadron in WW2 flying Hurricanes and Spitfires is set against a privileged family background. It includes Barry's hard won fame at Shelsley Walsh, hill climbing in a supercharged Frazer-Nash with the best of the drivers of the pre-War era; be with Barry driving the Hill; be with them over Dunkirk and with Mac in the skies protecting England as the Battle of Britain unfolds. This is a two generation family story of triumph and tragedy; of love and loss which demonstrates the devastation wrought on those families who lose sons and daughters in war. This is fast moving historical fiction that will woo you and move you. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire
ISBN 10: 1858584922ISBN 13: 9781858584928
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. This book uses the Third World question, how do you feed a hungry person?, in order to answer the First World's need for social renewal and to build the Big Society. It points out that if the well intentioned State does things 'to' and 'for' people it will merely make them dependent. However, if it enables them to do things for themselves, it will make them independent and proud. The book takes Balsall Heath, an inner ring neighbourhood of Birmingham, as its starting point. It analyses why it had become blighted by the 1980s and how its residents renewed it in the years since then. From having been one of Birmingham's least desirable areas, it is now one of its most attractive ones. Residents there feel empowered, confident and enjoy caring for each other. The book looks at how this transformation has happened and how it can be replicated in any neighbourhood. In particular, it asks and answers the question: How can social renewal take place without external funding by empowering residents and by using existing mainstream budgets differently? Senior Politicians from all the parties have visited Balsall Heath and said that it holds the key which could unlock the door to the renewal of many neighbourhoods throughout the land. Those visitors include: David Cameron, Iain Duncan Smith, Oliver Letwin, David Willetts, Paddy Ashdown, David Blunkett and Hazel Blears. But, don't just take their word for it that Balsall Heath is special and that the lessons to be learned from its self-help success can be applied in many neighbourhoods. Read this book and consider for yourself how important these lessons are. More, consider how you can apply them in the neighbourhood where you live or the neighbourhoods for which you have statutory or political responsibility. The whole country has asked: What is the Big Society? Is it important? And, if it is, how can we build it? If you want positive answers to these questions, read this book. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2001
ISBN 10: 1858581877ISBN 13: 9781858581873
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Packed with facts and dates, this book covers the entire history of Birmingham from prehistoric times to the dawn of the new Millennium. In 12 bite-sized chapters, Peter Leather, writer of the "Hidden City" column in Birmingham MetroNews, tells the tale of Birmingham's rise from insignificant hamlet to international metropolis. He also pays tribute to the people, great and small, who made this possible - from Peter de Bermingham, founder of the Bull Ring market, to Matthew Boulton and Joseph Chamberlin - but most of all to the real heroes of the story: Brummies. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2018
ISBN 10: 1858585848ISBN 13: 9781858585840
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Kitchen Wisdom contains practical cooking, recipe tips and skills everyone from beginners to advanced cooks will enjoy. The book celebrates 100 years of Warwickshire WI with favourite recipes, some passed down through generations and others destined to follow on through future generations. Often with personal anecdotes, the reader is given a brief insight into members' lives, bringing the personal touch into their own home. Well established Warwickshire chefs, our National Chairman Lynne Stubbings (a Warwickshire lady), well known celebrity chef Brian Turner CBE and the members all contribute to make this book a joy to use. Readers will find a recipe for every occasion from family suppers to special events catering for large numbers. Beautiful photographs set the tone for each chapter tempting you to get cooking. The WI is known for inspiring in many ways and this book certainly does not disappoint! The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1999
ISBN 10: 185858146XISBN 13: 9781858581460
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1992
ISBN 10: 0947731954ISBN 13: 9780947731953
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A collection of photographs tracing the development of the city of Birmingham during the centenary since it received city status. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2005
ISBN 10: 1858582741ISBN 13: 9781858582740
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Features A-Z nostalgic photos. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2019
ISBN 10: 1858585961ISBN 13: 9781858585963
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Dear Watsons tells the story of a woman called Gladys, her husband and daughters, her family and friends, of Worcester and Birmingham and a town in between, set against a vivid backdrop of life in the Midlands before and during the Second World War. In 1929 Harry Watson is offered the chance to run stylish licensed premises in Birmingham's prestigious Corporation Street. Gladys reluctantly agrees that they should give up their successful Black Country pub, despite her misgivings that the move will destroy them. Tragedy starts to strike at members of her family and then it reaches Harry and her. It looks as though all the odds are stacked against her, but as the country careers headlong into war, Gladys, with charm and determination, becomes a highly respected businesswoman in a Worcestershire market town and seizes every opportunity that wartime offers to ensure security for herself and her daughters. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2000
ISBN 10: 1858581656ISBN 13: 9781858581651
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Dick Atkinson's text deals with the regeneration of the troubled inner city areas. His work in the Midland's inner city districts such as Birmingham's Balsall Heath has received wide critical acclaim. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2000
ISBN 10: 1858581559ISBN 13: 9781858581552
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This work by over 25 authors, gives an insight into the successes and failures of town and country planning over the last 50 years. Written largely by professional planners, this illustrated book should be of interest to everyone with an interest in planning and development. The book tackles the subject decade by decade. For each decade there is an introductory overview of prevailing conditions at the time, followed by a number of the most important examples to indicate the development of planning expertise in each period. The examples are drawn from experience in the West Midlands, a varied region with the metropolitan area of Birmingham and "The Black Country" at its heart surrounded by countryside stretching from the Cotswolds to the Peak District and the Welsh Borders. The concluding section of the book takes a glimpse beyond the year 2000 and gives an indication of the directions for planning in the early years of the next century. The publication celebrates the Golden Jubilee of the West Midlands Branch of the Royal Town Planning Institute. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2007
ISBN 10: 1858584205ISBN 13: 9781858584201
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. It was 12th September 2001. The world awoke to the grim replays of the Twin Towers disintegrating in a dust cloud of unimaginable proportions. Everyone sensed that the world had just become a more dangerous place.In many cities the Muslim community became a target for the mindless anger of a minority. In Birmingham, the Central Mosque was daubed and Muslims going to prayer were spat at. The sense of this city as a model of good community relationships was damaged by the impact of events thousands of miles away.Rabbi Leonard Tann, leader of Birmingham's Orthodox Jewish community, phoned Dr Mohammed Naseem, Chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, to offer his support and ask if he could visit the Mosque. They were joined by Bishop Mark Santer and together they gathered on the steps of the Mosque, before the press, to proclaim the bonds of mutual trust and respect between the faith communities of the city.Out of this act of humanity the Birmingham Faith Leaders' Group was born. Six years on and there are now 15 leaders from all the major faith communities of the city - Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims and Sikhs.This book explores a year of their work from July 2006 - 12 months in which acts of terrorism overseas, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and violence on the streets of Birmingham challenged the faith leaders to seek harmony and justice and to explore the impact which faith could bring to bear on the city of Birmingham. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2011
ISBN 10: 1858584485ISBN 13: 9781858584485
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Fiddlers Three & Other Stories is an anthology of the best fiction by Arthur Rice comprising almost two decades of short stories, plays and the compelling, novella-length, Fiddlers Three. Some stories are historical thrillers, others are gripping yarns based on the milieu he knew well: fine art investment, horse racing, tax avoidance and the golf club. Dipping into times past, his intriguing 'who really done it' stories, bring to life infamous real-life characters like Lord Lucan, Jack the Ripper and the highwayman, Jonathan Wild as he gives well-known events a twist in a provocative, yet plausible, way that challenges received wisdom. Very sadly, Arthur Rice died in January 2011 but not before seeing the final proof of this book. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1989
ISBN 10: 0947731598ISBN 13: 9780947731595
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. A history of Birmingham's well-known market centre, St. Martin's Church and the surrounding central area. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1992
ISBN 10: 0947731849ISBN 13: 9780947731847
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A collection of postcards through the years showing the development of the Cadbury Works and surrounding Bournville. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2002
ISBN 10: 1858582105ISBN 13: 9781858582108
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2004
ISBN 10: 1858582490ISBN 13: 9781858582498
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Born in 1896 in Leigh, Lancashire, Gertrude Bark, known as "GB", was the only child of William and Gertrude Smith. The recipe book her parents started in 1890 was contributed to by family, friends and neighbours up until the end of the Second World War. In 1923 GB moved to Leamington Spa. A century after the first pages of the book were written, GB found that each recipe conjured up a memory or story from her past and in particular her childhood in coalmining Lancashire, such as Grandma's Raised Pies which she brought out at midnight on New Year's Eve as "all the bells of heaven were bursting from the quiet town" and Cousin Dick, who in 1916 wrote home from France "arriving during some starshine night in Manchester all the way from the trenches and be sure to have a chunk of your chocolate cake in your pocket for me", but who was killed in the Battle of the Somme and never did come home. These are the recipes and the memories they evoked. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2002
ISBN 10: 185858213XISBN 13: 9781858582139
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Dr Carl Chinn MBE is well known as an academic, broadcaster and author. A passionate Brummie, he is Community Historian at The University of Birmingham, a regular columnist for The Birmingham Evening Mail, and a presenter of his own local history radio show from BBC Pebble Mill. He is also the author of many books on Birmingham's history. Meticulously researched, Brum and Brummies 3 includes extracts from the many accounts sent to Carl by men and women who remember the Birmingham of yesteryear. This third fully illustrated volume on the people and places of old Birmingham will reawaken many memories. The book is dedicated, in the author's words, to "all Brummies proud of our city and proud of our forebears.". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2003
ISBN 10: 1858582342ISBN 13: 9781858582344
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2000
ISBN 10: 1858581729ISBN 13: 9781858581729
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A collection of reminiscences of World War II; Patrick Hayes' latest book is based on interviews with community groups in North Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield with additional contributions from the Jewish Ex-Service Association and former women members of the A.T.S. who operated Birmingham's Searchlight and Anti-Aircraft defences. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1978
ISBN 10: 0950557013ISBN 13: 9780950557014
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Illus. With Photos (illustratore). School log books of the Victorian period from Southampton schools provide the basis for this illustrated book. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Studley, 2006
ISBN 10: 185858311XISBN 13: 9781858583112
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. How did a jazz trumpeter and a struggling beginner journalist, both London bred and born, come to have an Organic Market Garden in the early Fifties in a rural part of Kent? Owen and Iris Bryce bought a derelict farm with the idea of having a beautiful rural caravan site. However with Planning Permission taking some two years to obtain they started to grow their own vegetables. A few chickens were bought and then 'like Topsy - it just grew'. This is the story of not only a change of plan but also a change in their way of life - one that no money could ever buy. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1994
ISBN 10: 1858580544ISBN 13: 9781858580548
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. This depiction of life in the Royal Air Force in the 1950s is offered by a national service member of the ground crew at various UK airfields. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2014
ISBN 10: 1858585309ISBN 13: 9781858585307
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Stylish and dark, the BBC series the 'Peaky Blinders' is set in the backstreets of Birmingham after the First World War and tells of the rise to power of Thomas Shelby and his criminal gang. Yet the real stories behind these fictional characters are just as dramatic, bloody and compelling as the TV series. Thomas Shelby's arch enemy Billy Kimber was in real life a Brummie from Summer Lane. He was a feared fighter with an astute mind and magnetic personality which earned him the leadership of the Birmingham Gang that dominated the highly profitable protection rackets of the racecourses of England. The members of this gang had once been 'sloggers' or 'peaky blinders' and their rise to supremacy was attributable to their viciousness and to Kimber's shrewd alliances with other gangs. But they soon incurred the envy of the Sabini Gang of London who fought violently to oust Kimber and his men and take over their rackets. The Birmingham Gang battled back fiercely in the infamous and blood-stained racecourse wars of the 1920s. This Birmingham Gang led by Billy Kimber were the Real Peaky Blinders and this is their story. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1994
ISBN 10: 1858580404ISBN 13: 9781858580401
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A photographic record of Birmingham's leisure activities through the years, this book includes: theatres (both amateur and professional); cinemas; radio and TV personalities; football, cricket, rugby and other sports; ballroom dancing; special events (Coronation, Silver Jubilee); parks; beauty contests; live bands; and motoring. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Studley, 2023
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The letters of a young doctor who was sent to a remote hospital in Bangladesh in the years following its war of independence. They describe the day-to-day life of the hospital, its ups and downs, its triumphs and disasters. Through these challenging circumstances, he discovers a new experience of the presence of God. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2003
ISBN 10: 1858582393ISBN 13: 9781858582399
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Sally Southall - christened Kathleen, but always Sally. A pet name since a small child living in Handsworth Birmingham. In 1949 at the age of 17 she became a GPO telephonist at Telephone House, Birmingham until she married John two years later. In those earlier years of marriage Sally was kept fully, but very happily occupied while staying at home raising their four sons. Eventually becoming involved in local politics and what are generally described as worthy causes, she had no thought of returning to her former work until she saw the advertisement, Telephone operators required.training given. In 1988, almost forty years since first becoming a telephonist she returned. Not now the GPO but BT, operating computers in Directory Enquiries. Ironically, on the site of the old Midland Exchange where she had been seconded for a short time 38 years earlier. Sally remained until the exchange closed in 1991. Now she has left Birmingham and the city life to retire with her husband of 52 years, to the heart of leafy Warwickshire, but is always happy to return to her roots. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1999
ISBN 10: 0947731962ISBN 13: 9780947731960
Da: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, Regno Unito
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Soft cover. Condizione: Near Fine. 112p, profusely illustrated, 8.2"x 11.8", an unsigned copy, paperback, a near fine copy [0947731962] First published in 1983.
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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1996
ISBN 10: 1858580838ISBN 13: 9781858580838
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The University of Birmingham hosts the annual conference of The British Association in Autumn 1996. This title comprises the papers delivered at the conference. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 2018
ISBN 10: 1858585929ISBN 13: 9781858585925
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The first General Election after British women won the right to vote in 1918 was almost an entirely male affair. With just days to spare before the old Parliament dissolved, legislation was rushed through that enabled female candidates to stand. Women scrambled to be nominated, but only seventeen made it onto the ballot paper. Three were in the West Midlands. Christabel Pankhurst (Smethwick) is probably the best known of them now. But, at the time, Mary Macarthur (Stourbridge), and Margery Corbett Ashby (Ladywood) were equally capable of making headline news. and often did. Ranged against them were all the forces of tradition and rigid conservatism, determined that women candidates should fail. Taking On the Men is a fascinating, superbly researched and thoroughly well-told tale of three women who took on the men and - simply by standing for Parliament - scored a small victory against what would now be known as 'the patriarchy'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Editore: Brewin Books, United Kingdom, Warwickshire, 1993
ISBN 10: 1858580129ISBN 13: 9781858580128
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Known for her work on local history research in the county, in this book the author explores the history of Whitnash, a Warwickshire village near Leamington Spa. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.