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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Montagu Slater (1902-1956) is best-known today as the librettist of Benjamin Brittens opera Peter Grimes (1945). But he was also a novelist, playwright, journalist, scriptwriter and a poet. A committed communist from the late 1920s, he was a leading figure in the cultural world of the mid-century left, and co-founded and edited Left Review in the 1930s and was theatre editor of Our Time in the 1940s. He worked with Britten, John Grierson, W.H. Auden and Alberto Cavalcanti at the GPO Film Unit, where he scripted the influential Coal Face (1935). His novels included Haunting Europe (1934) about the rise of Hitler, Once a Jolly Swagman (1944) about speedway racing (filmed starring Dirk Bogarde) and Englishmen with Swords (1949) about the English Civil War. His abiding anti-imperialism found expression in the play, Easter: 1916 (1936), and in his last book, The Trial of Jomo Kenyatta (1955). The Collected Poems of Montagu Slater includes the poems from Slaters only published collection, Peter Grimes and other Poems (1946), alongside poetry originally published in periodicals and newspapers. It also brings into print previously unpublished poems from Slaters papers at the University of Nottingham. The collected poems of the British writer Montagu Slater (1902-56). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Wide-ranging and richly researched, this is the first sourcebook to reconstruct the tumultuous history of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Drawing together over one hundred and fifty documents-including party statements, press releases, published correspondence, reviews, poems, cartoons and articles-it presents a detailed portrait of the party, its abiding concerns and its many contradictions from the 1920s to the 1980s. It samples voices from the full spectrum of the party's diverse personnel, from longstanding party leaders (Harry Pollitt, Rajani Palme Dutt), to prominent twentieth-century British intellectuals (E. P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm), to significant cultural figures (Jack Lindsay, Alan Bush, A.L. Lloyd). Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, British Communism: A documentary history is not only a valuable addition to the historiography of Communism, but to the study of twentieth-century Britain. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 146 pages. Key Words: A Journal of Cultural Materialism 2013: Vol. 11: Media Technology and Cultural FormEditor: Ben Harker (Lecturer in 20th Century Literature at the University of Manchester)Core Theme: Evaluating how media technology production, consumption, and disposal intersect with environmental and occupational risks. It serves as a direct critique of a purely neoliberal or consumerist view of culture.Theoretical Grounding: The issue builds directly upon the foundational work of Marxist theorist Raymond Williams, particularly referencing his 1974 book Television: Technology and Cultural Form and his critique of "militant particularism" to analyze modern global eco-crises. (SL#125/12).…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Wide-ranging and richly researched, this is the first sourcebook to reconstruct the tumultuous history of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Drawing together over one hundred and fifty documents-including party statements, press releases, published correspondence, reviews, poems, cartoons and articles-it presents a detailed portrait of the party, its abiding concerns and its many contradictions from the 1920s to the 1980s. It samples voices from the full spectrum of the party's diverse personnel, from longstanding party leaders (Harry Pollitt, Rajani Palme Dutt), to prominent twentieth-century British intellectuals (E. P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm), to significant cultural figures (Jack Lindsay, Alan Bush, A.L. Lloyd). Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, British Communism: A documentary history is not only a valuable addition to the historiography of Communism, but to the study of twentieth-century Britain. …

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Wide-ranging and richly researched, this is the first sourcebook to reconstruct the tumultuous history of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Drawing together over one hundred and fifty documents-including party statements, press releases, published correspondence, reviews, poems, cartoons and articles-it presents a detailed portrait of the party, its abiding concerns and its many contradictions from the 1920s to the 1980s. It samples voices from the full spectrum of the party's diverse personnel, from longstanding party leaders (Harry Pollitt, Rajani Palme Dutt), to prominent twentieth-century British intellectuals (E. P. Thompson, Eric Hobsbawm), to significant cultural figures (Jack Lindsay, Alan Bush, A.L. Lloyd). Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, British Communism: A documentary history is not only a valuable addition to the historiography of Communism, but to the study of twentieth-century Britain. -- . Draws together key documents in the history of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in a single, student-friendly volume. Balanced, comprehensive and framed by Callaghan and Harker's detailed introductions, this is a valuable addition to the study of twentieth-century Britain. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9780719082108. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Sometimes described as 'the British Brecht', Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) was a major twentieth-century political artist. This is the first biography of MacColl, and was prepared with the authorisation of his collaborator and widow, Peggy Seeger. MacColl became a communist at fourteen and spent six decades at the cultural forefront of numerous political struggles, producing plays, songs and radio programmes on subjects ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the Poll Tax. Charting his involvement in radical theatre, his ground breaking radio work in the UK and the USA, as well as his musical influences and legacy, his three marriages, and his relationship with his songwriter daughter Kirstie MacColl, this is a lively account of a much-loved icon of 20th century folk music.Drawing on extensive research, Class Act is a freshly conceived and energetically written account of a highly creative and controversial activist.…

Condition: New. 2012. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. In English.

Softcover/Paperback. Condition: New. Author: Harker, Ben | Brand: Pluto Press | Number Of Pages: 368 | PartNumber: 30 B/W photos | Release Date: 20-10-2007 | Details: --- First biography of the political activist and acclaimed musician -- Sometimes described as 'the British Brecht', Ewan MacColl (1915-1989) was a major twentieth-century political artist. He became a communist at fourteen and spent six decades at the | EAN: 9780745321653 | Model: 30 B/W photos | Languages: English | Binding: paperback | Item Condition: New.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Montagu Slater (1902-1956) is best-known today as the librettist of Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes (1945). But he was also a novelist, playwright, journalist, scriptwriter - and a poet.

Condition: Very Good. 8vo. Green cloth lettered gilt. Very good indeed. First Edition. Hardback.