A Corner Of A Foreign Field
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A Corner Of A Foreign Field
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Author : Ramachandra Guha
language : en
Publisher: Random House India
Release Date : 2016-11-24
A Corner Of A Foreign Field written by Ramachandra Guha and has been published by Random House India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-24 with History categories.
A Corner of a Foreign Field seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book but so, too, in unexpected ways, do B. R. Ambedkar, Mahatma Gandhi, and M. A. Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great British cricketers, Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine, provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of India’s first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, provides an arresting new perspective on the struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the destructive passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. For this new edition, Ramachandra Guha has added a fresh introduction as well as a long new chapter, bringing the story up to date to cover, among other things, the advent of the Indian Premier League and the Indian team’s victory in the World Cup of 2011, these linked to social and economic transformations in contemporary India. A pioneering work, essential for anyone interested in either of those vast themes, cricket and India, A Corner of a Foreign Field is also a beautifully written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large.
If I Should Die
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Author : Rupert Brooke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
If I Should Die written by Rupert Brooke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with categories.
A Corner Of A Foreign Field
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Author : Fiona Waters
language : en
Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers
Release Date : 2008-12-16
A Corner Of A Foreign Field written by Fiona Waters and has been published by Welcome Rain Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-16 with English poetry categories.
"Represented here are poems dashed off in the full awfulness of the battlefield, as well as those honed with the terrible benefit of hindsight. And there are poems from an earlier age whose themes and aching beauty exactly matched the mood of a nation as an entire generation was lost to war. Here also are poems inspired by the experience of countless mothers, wives, sweethearts, sisters, and daughters left behind ... The poems are counterpointed by painstakingly restored photographic images-- many seen here for the first time-- which show relentlessly cheerful faces, smiling in the face of darkest adversity. You see comradeship of the most truthful kind. Taken from the unique archives of the Daily Mail, the images capture the small moments of un-named individual people in the cataclysmic catastrophe that was branded 'the war to end all wars'--Dust jacket
Forever England
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Author : Mike Read
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2015-01-15
Forever England written by Mike Read and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-15 with History categories.
Rupert Brooke, strikingly good-looking, effortlessly charming and prodigiously gifted, has become the tragic embodiment of the generation lost between 1914 and 1918. Upon the poet's tragic untimely death, Winston Churchill declared that 'we shall never see his like again', yet Brooke immortalised himself in his own poignant verse: 'If I should die, think only this of me: That there's some corner of a foreign field that is forever England'. Brooke died serving king and country on the anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, St George's Day 1915, en route to fight at Gallipoli. As the tributes poured in and the war gathered momentum, the press heralded him as a hero - a focal point for the nation's grief. Already an acclaimed poet and dramatist in his youth, his romantic war poetry contrasts starkly with the work of some of his more disillusioned contemporaries. But the private letters of 'the handsomest man in all of England' reveal a far more troubled, and often misunderstood, individual... In this updated edition of Forever England, Mike Read, founder of the Rupert Brooke Society, explores the poet's fascinating life and legacy. From a tangled web of secret affairs, literary circles, mental illness and a previously unknown lovechild emerges the intriguing personality and enduring poetry of Rupert Brooke - the voice of a country torn apart by war.
A Corner Of A Foreign Field
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
A Corner Of A Foreign Field written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with War poetry, American categories.
A Foreign Field
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Author : Gillian Chan
language : en
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Release Date : 2002-08
A Foreign Field written by Gillian Chan and has been published by Kids Can Press Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
This compelling historical novel set during the Second World War shows that sometimes falling apart is only steps away from falling in love.
George Shaw
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Author : Mark Hallett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
George Shaw written by Mark Hallett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Art categories.
"This publication accompanies the exhibition George Shaw: a corner of a foreign field, co- organised by the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, on view 4 October-30 December 2018, and Holburne Museum, Bath, on view 8 February-6 May 2019"--Colophon.
Some Corner Of A Foreign Field
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Author : James Bentley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-03
Some Corner Of A Foreign Field written by James Bentley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03 with Poetry categories.
An anthology of some of the best known authors and illustrators from the First World War
A Corner Of Every Foreign Field
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Author : Tim Brooks
language : en
Publisher: Pitch Publishing
Release Date : 2020
A Corner Of Every Foreign Field written by Tim Brooks and has been published by Pitch Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Cricket categories.
A Corner of Every Foreign Field is an innovative and thought-provoking take on the history of cricket, looking beyond the scorecards to the pivotal issues of class, politics and imperialism that have shaped the game today. It charts how cricket has vied with football for power, commercial muscle and global reach, growing from a simple boys' game in England to a modern worldwide sport. In exploring cricket's evolution, Tim Brooks calls on the views and anecdotes of greats like W. G. Grace, Don Bradman, Viv Richards and Virat Kohli. Along the way, he peers deep into the game's soul and poses questions on behalf of every cricket fan. Is cricket truly global? Why did the game take root in some countries but not in others? What are the threats and opportunities for the sport? Who are the next cricket superpowers? How do you strike a balance between honouring tradition and reforming to capture the imagination of future generations? Written by an expert in the global development of cricket, the book sets out a unique vision for the future.
World War I Poetry
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Author : Edith Wharton
language : en
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Release Date : 2017-09-21
World War I Poetry written by Edith Wharton and has been published by Arcturus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-21 with Poetry categories.
The horrors of the First World War released a great outburst of emotional poetry from the soldiers who fought in it as well as many other giants of world literature. Wilfred Owen, Rupert Brooke and W B Yeats are just some of the poets whose work is featured in this anthology. The raw emotion unleashed in these poems still has the power to move readers today. As well as poems detailing the miseries of war there are poems on themes of bravery, friendship and loyalty, and this collection shows how even in the depths of despair the human spirit can still triumph.