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Nairn S London
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Author : Ian Nairn
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2015-04-02
Nairn S London written by Ian Nairn and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-02 with Travel categories.
TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR and OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014 'This book is a record of what has moved me between Uxbridge and Dagenham. My hope is that it moves you, too.' Nairn's London is an idiosyncratic, poetic and intensely subjective meditation on a city and its buildings. Including railway stations, synagogues, abandoned gasworks, dock cranes, suburban gardens, East End markets, Hawksmoor churches, a Gothic cinema and twenty-seven different pubs, it is a portrait of the soul of a place, from a writer of genius.
Nairn S London Etc With Plates
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Author : Ian Nairn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Nairn S London Etc With Plates written by Ian Nairn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.
Nairn S London
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Author : Ian Nairn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
Nairn S London written by Ian Nairn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with London (England) categories.
The Enchanted Glass
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Author : Tom Nairn
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2011-11-07
The Enchanted Glass written by Tom Nairn and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-07 with Political Science categories.
In this acclaimed study of British statehood, identity and culture, Tom Nairn deftly dispels the conviction that the Royal Family is nothing more than an amusing relic of feudalism or a mere tourist attraction. Instead, he argues that the monarchy is both apex and essence of the British state, the symbol of a national backwardness. In this fully updated edition, Nairn’s powerful and bitterly comic prose lays bare Britain’s peculiar, pseudo-modern, national identity—which remains stubbornly fixated on the Crown and its constitutional framework, the “parliamentary sovereignty” of Westminster.
Nairn S Paris
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Author : Ian Nairn
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2018-04-10
Nairn S Paris written by Ian Nairn and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-10 with Travel categories.
50th Anniversary of original publication; this is a unique Paris guidebook from the late, great, architecture and travel writer Ian Nairn. Illustrated with the author's black and white snaps of the city, Nairn shows his eye for detail - whether it is stonework on an archway, shadows cast by a railing, or an empty chair in a Paris park, in this book which celebrates the City of Light. Nairn's Paris captures the city on the cusp of great changes and provides a glimpse of a city that is about to disappear. Here is an idiosyncratic and unpretentious portrait of the 'collective masterpiece' that is Paris. Introduced by writer and BBC presenter Andrew Hussey, author of the popular Paris: The Secret History. 'About one third of the book is discovery, in the sense that I came upon the sites by accident or by following a topographical hunch. There must be many more, and all you need for the search is the ability to turn off the main road, switch on your antennae and respond. Good luck.' - Ian Nairn
Britain S Changing Towns
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Author : Ian Nairn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967
Britain S Changing Towns written by Ian Nairn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Architecture categories.
The Perfect London Walk
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Author : Daniel Curley
language : en
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date : 1986-01-01
The Perfect London Walk written by Daniel Curley and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
Describes a walking tour in London, off the beaten path, and shares observations on British customs and history, and points of interest along the way.
Ian Nairn
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Author : Gillian Darley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Ian Nairn written by Gillian Darley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Architectural criticism categories.
Ian Nairn erupted onto the architectural scene in 1955 with the publication of The Architectural Review issue 'Outrage'. A mathematician by training, and a former RAF pilot with no formal architectural education, Nairn's visceral and savage attack on the blandness of post-war British design struck an immediate chord with a surprisingly diverse array of traditionalists and modernists, and gave rise to a new concept: that of 'Subtopia'. Gillian Darley and David McKie's study of Nairn - Ian Nairn: Words in Place - published by Five Leaves, reintroduces to a new generation an architectural critic whose work has influenced writers and critics such as J.G. Ballard, Will Self, Iain Sinclair and Jonathan Meades, who once described Nairn as 'a great poet of the metropolis'. Gillian Darley and David McKie will be discussing Ian Nairn's life and work, and Owen Hatherley, author of A New Kind of Bleak and A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain will be in the chair.
The Break Up Of Britain
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Author : Tom Nairn
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2021-04-27
The Break Up Of Britain written by Tom Nairn and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-27 with History categories.
In this classic text, first published in 1977, Tom Nairn memorably depicts the 'slow foundering' of the United Kingdom on the rocks of imperial decline, constitutional anachronism and the gathering force of civic nationalism. Rich in comparisons between the nationalisms of the British Isles and those of the wider world, thoughtful in its treatment of the interaction between nationality and social class, The Break-Up of Britain concludes with a bravura essay on the Janus-faced nature of national identity. Postscripts from the Thatcher and Blair years trace the political strategies whose upshot accelerated the demise of a British state they were intended to serve. As a second Scottish independence referendum beckons, a new Introduction by Anthony Barnett underlines the book's enduring relevance.
A Short History Of London
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Author : Simon Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2019-10-10
A Short History Of London written by Simon Jenkins and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-10 with History categories.
'Fascinating and timely. Required reading for every developer, planner or councillor who holds London in trust today' Griff Rhys Jones 'Accessible, clear and readable' Rowan Moore, The Observer ________________________ LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in history. And rising from the rubble of the Blitz, it is now one of the greatest cities in the world. From the prehistoric occupants of the Thames valley to the preoccupied commuters of today, Simon Jenkins brings together the key events, individuals and trends in London's history to create a matchless portrait of the capital. ________________________ 'A vivid and deeply well-informed account of London's history' Charles Saumarez Smith, Professor of Cultural History, Queen Mary University of London 'Extremely informative and witty' Roy Porter, author of London: A Social History on Landlords to London 'A short, invigorating gallop over two and a half thousand years' Scotsman on A Short History of Europe