A Country Fit For Heroes
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Homes Fit For Heroes
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Author : Mark Swenarton
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-11-09
Homes Fit For Heroes written by Mark Swenarton and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-09 with Architecture categories.
Homes fit for Heroes looks at the pledge made 100 years ago by the Lloyd George government to build half a million ‘homes fit for heroes’ – the pledge which made council housing a major part of the housing system in the UK. Originally published in 1981, the book is the only full-scale study of the provision and design of state housing in the period following the 1918 Armistice and remains the standard work on the subject. It looks at the municipal garden suburbs of the 1920s, which were completely different from traditional working-class housing, inside and out. Instead of being packed onto the ground in long terraces, the houses were set in spacious gardens surrounded by trees and open spaces and often they contained luxuries, like upstairs bathrooms, unheard-of in the working-class houses of the past. The book shows that, in the turbulent period following the First World War, the British government launched the housing campaign as a way of persuading the troops and the people that their aspirations would be met under the existing system, without any need for revolution. The design of the houses, based on the famous Tudor Walters Report of 1918, was a central element in this strategy: the large and comfortable houses provided by the state were intended as visible evidence of the arrival of a ‘new era for the working classes of this country’.
Homes Fit For Heroes
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Author : Trevor Yorke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Homes Fit For Heroes written by Trevor Yorke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Architecture, Domestic categories.
In 1918, at the end of the First World War, Britain believed she had been victorious. But victory had come at a colossal price and Prime Minister David Lloyd George knew he must also win the peace. Within a fortnight of signing the armistice his famous speech spoke of the future, "What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in." After the trauma of the war, those returning home required jobs and, with them, clean and modern homes for their families. The slums and tenements of the pre-war years were not going to enable a healthy workforce that was fit to tackle the challenges of the new post-war world. At all costs Britain had to avoid the riot and revolution that had swept Europe in the later stages of the war. This book describes the re-building of the country during the decades after 1918. Bold advances were made in social provision, especially in housing, with ambitious schemes by local authorities, no longer solely through private builders. These early developments were not always able to keep ahead of the economic realities of the time and many faltered. But through such pioneering improvements, housing was fixed firmly at the center of British politics. It remains so today.
We Can Be The New Wind
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Author : Alexandros Anesiadis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-02-04
We Can Be The New Wind written by Alexandros Anesiadis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-04 with categories.
We can be the new wind: The interaction of punk, hardcore punk, power pop and neo-garage with alternative rock in the 1980's. The hardcore punk scene had two major crossovers, one with heavy metal and one with pop influenced independent rock. A significant number of early hardcore punk bands incorporated more melodic, challenging and experimental elements in their music while retaining their punk backbone and by doing so, they went on to create something new. This book focuses on the crossover of Punk, Hardcore Punk, Garage Revival and Power Pop with the Alternative Rock scene and reports on many of the main bands in the genre. This book's structure is organised according to country, and then regionally. The USA obviously has the lion's share, since it was source of this new sounds melting pot, but the UK is also present as is the rest of the world. More than 160 bands were interviewed and even more reviewed, resulting in a total of more than 1000 bands. Flyers and pictures were obtained with permission from the bands, and many of them that have never seen the light of day. Until now. The first band interviewed was 7 Seconds, so put New Wind on and turn it up, because it's time to begin the journey...
The Fit Country
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Author : James Lynch
language : en
Publisher: Self Publisher
Release Date : 2021-07-02
The Fit Country written by James Lynch and has been published by Self Publisher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-02 with Fiction categories.
Summer 1919 to 1920. After mutinies and frustrating delays, soldiers are streaming back from the Front expecting a "fit country for heroes". But it is social discontent, hunger, privation, and a lethal flu pandemic that stalk the land. Lewis gunner Jimmy Kelly returns traumatised to squalor, disease and industrial strife and decline in the industrial town of Ryaton. Many 'Pals' are not returning, others are maimed, physically or mentally handicapped. Widespread industrial turmoil simmers and ruling class fear of a Bolshevik revolution is reinforced by demands for social reform from returning working class soldiers, their advocacy strengthened by universal elementary education and new cultural organisations and political parties. Jimmy has shown both leadership and courage in France. He returns from the trenches via Fiume to his sweetheart, Kate. He is again a worker at Arthur Rowbottom's model village textile mill, an ardent socialist trade unionist, determined to change society.
The Steel Remains
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Author : Richard K. Morgan
language : en
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date : 2009-01-20
The Steel Remains written by Richard K. Morgan and has been published by Del Rey this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-20 with Fiction categories.
A dark lord will rise. Such is the prophecy that dogs Ringil Eskiath—Gil, for short—a washed-up mercenary and onetime war hero whose cynicism is surpassed only by the speed of his sword. Gil is estranged from his aristocratic family, but when his mother enlists his help in freeing a cousin sold into slavery, Gil sets out to track her down. But it soon becomes apparent that more is at stake than the fate of one young woman. Grim sorceries are awakening in the land. Some speak in whispers of the return of the Aldrain, a race of widely feared, cruel yet beautiful demons. Now Gil and two old comrades are all that stand in the way of a prophecy whose fulfillment will drown an entire world in blood. But with heroes like these, the cure is likely to be worse than the disease.
A Land Fit For Heroes
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Author : Christopher Grayling
language : en
Publisher: Buchan & Enright Publishers
Release Date : 1987
A Land Fit For Heroes written by Christopher Grayling and has been published by Buchan & Enright Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
The People S Home
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Author : Michael Harloe
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-09-15
The People S Home written by Michael Harloe and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-15 with Political Science categories.
The People's Home is a magisterial examination of the development of social rented housing over the last hundred years in six advanced capitalist countries - Britain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and the USA.
The Scene That Would Not Die
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Author : Ian Glasper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-03-05
The Scene That Would Not Die written by Ian Glasper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-05 with categories.
'The Scene That Would Not Die: Twenty Years of Post-Millennial Punk In The UK' is the fifth and final book in Ian Glasper's acclaimed series documenting the UK punk scene, bringing to a conclusion his in-depth analysis of this most underground musical genre, that began with 2003's 'Burning Britain: A History of UK Punk 1980 - 1984'. Featuring 111 bands active since 2000, hundreds of exclusive new interviews and previously unseen photos, this book explores the many insidious challenges faced by the scene: hedonism, nostalgia and apolitical apathy, not to mention coronavirus, Brexit and the rise of social media completely removing the mystique that drew many to punk rock in the first place. All could have derailed lesser genres, and there are indeed many detractors that have pronounced punk as a creative force dead in the water. But the reality - if you scratch beneath the surface - is that punk has gone underground once again, and is as vibrant and relevant as it's always been; there are still thousands of angry youths making vital music the length and breadth of the nation, and they still don't need permission from anyone to have their say. 648 pages. 234 x 156 x 40mm
A Land Fit For Heroes
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Author : Sullatober Dalton
language : en
Publisher: AUK Authors
Release Date : 2014-07-08
A Land Fit For Heroes written by Sullatober Dalton and has been published by AUK Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-08 with Fiction categories.
This is a story of love; Peggy Kirkwood's enduring love for her fiance, killed as a pilot in the Great War; love for the people of her home community, especially the children she teaches. She is determined to honour the promise of 'A Land Fit for Heroes' the country made to the men who went off to war. Instead she has to fight prejudice against women having a career and the educatiioon of the children who would form the next generation of 'cannon fodder'. The story, with its dark moments and lighter patches, follows her struggles from the end of the Great War, through the mining strikes of 1925 and 1926,to the easing of things for the miner's families on their return to work.
London
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Author : Phil Baker
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2021-05-26
London written by Phil Baker and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-26 with History categories.
City of cities, the modern world’s first great metropolis, London has shaped everything from clothing to youth culture. It has a unique place in the world’s memory, even as its role has changed from the capital of the planet to its playground, and as its lived history has mutated into the heritage industry. In this book, Londoner Phil Baker explores the city’s history and the London of today, balancing well-known major events with more curious and eccentric details. He reveals a city of almost unmatched historical density and richness. For Baker, London turns out to be Gothic in all senses of the word and enjoyably haunted by its own often bloody past. And despite extensive redevelopment, as he shows in this engaging and insightful book, some of the magic remains.