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The Chequered Past
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Author : David Anderson Charters
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
The Chequered Past written by David Anderson Charters and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
In the forty-year period between 1951 and 1991, Canadian sports car competition underwent a massive change, transforming itself from an amateur recreational pastime to a commercialized profession and from an individual sport to a spectacle for mass consumption. The Chequered Past is the story of the struggle over power and purpose within the Canadian auto sport that led to this transformation. The first comprehensive history of sports car racing and rallying in Canada, The Chequered Past traces the efforts of the national governing body - the Canadian Auto Sport Clubs (CASC) - to bring its sports car competition up to a 'world class' level, and to manage the consequences of those efforts in the second half of the twentieth century. David Charters traces the social origins of the sport and the major trends that shaped it: professionalism, technological change, rising costs, and the influence of commercial sponsors. Charters argues that while early enthusiasts set the sport on a course toward professionalism that would eventually produce world-class Canadian events and racers, that course would also ultimately change the purpose of the sport: from personal recreation to mass entertainment. As technological innovations drove up the costs of competing at the top ranks, racers were forced to rely on sponsors, who commercialized and ultimately gained control of the sport. The end result, Charters argues, was the marginalization of the amateur competitor and of the CASC itself. Based on extensive research into the CASC's records and dozens of interviews with former competitors and officials, The Chequered Past opens a window into the rich but virtually unknown history of the auto sport, and claims for it a place in Canadian sports history.
Sent From Coventry
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Author : Richard Eddington
language : en
Publisher: Music Press Books
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Sent From Coventry written by Richard Eddington and has been published by Music Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Alternative rock music categories.
The culmination of three years of exhaustive research, this text compellingly recounts how a monochrome and embattled Britain was re-energised and coloured by two tone and its legacy.
Liquid History
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Author : Guy Collender
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Liquid History written by Guy Collender and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with categories.
Checkered Past
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Author : Peter Schlesinger
language : en
Publisher: Vendome Press
Release Date : 2003-10
Checkered Past written by Peter Schlesinger and has been published by Vendome Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Fascinated with the rich tradition and youthful creativity of London in the 1960s and longing to leave suburban America, a wide-eyed twenty-year-old Californian named Peter Schlesinger arrived in 1968 with his partner, David Hockney, to study painting at the Slade School of Art. He stayed on for ten years and moved in some of the city's most intriguing social and artistic circles. Manolo Blahnik, Paloma Picasso, Ossie Clark, Cecil Beaton, Bianca Jagger, Christopher Isherwood, and Bryan Ferry - all became friends of the bright and talented Schlesinger, along with other prominent figures in the worlds of art, ballet, music, photography, film, and society." "Schlesinger was one of Hockney's favorite models and he appears in many of his most important paintings of this period, but he was a gifted artist in his own right, with a tireless interest in documenting the amazing world of London bohemia in which he found himself. His privileged position during these extraordinary years resulted in literally thousands of intimate photographs of friends and acquaintances in everyday situations, taken both at home in London and on numerous trips to continental Europe. Featuring 180 of the most artful and revealing images, Checkered Past guides us with a wry eye through the artists' studios, fashion shows, grand country houses, and gay discos that made London such a magnet during the late 1960s and early 1970s."--BOOK JACKET.
A Chequered Past
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Author : Peter Schlesinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
A Chequered Past written by Peter Schlesinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with London (England) categories.
'A Chequered Past' guides reader with a wry eye through the artists’ studios, fashion shows, country houses and gay discos that made London such a magnet during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Schlesinger provides lengthy, entertaining captions that remind us why London was such a swinging and sometimes outrageous scene.
Chequered History
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Author : Douglas E. Nye
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Chequered History written by Douglas E. Nye and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Automobile racing categories.
Our Chequered Past
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Author : Alison M. BORTHWICK
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Our Chequered Past written by Alison M. BORTHWICK and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with categories.
Chequered Past Uncertain Future
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Author : Tahir Kamran
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2024-08-19
Chequered Past Uncertain Future written by Tahir Kamran and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-19 with History categories.
Spanning thousands of years, a wide-ranging history of Pakistan from the Bronze Age to partition and beyond. This book takes us on a sweeping journey through the ebbs and flows of Pakistan’s history, from the ancient Indus Valley Civilization to contemporary times. Chequered Past, Uncertain Future uncovers influences from Turkey, Persia, Arabia, and Britain that have shaped Pakistan, as well as showcases the region’s diverse and rich tapestry of peoples, and its pluralistic, multicultural society. The book also describes the post-1947 shift—following the partition of India and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan—as the country became more religiously conservative and autocratic, intensifying sectarian and ethnic divisions. For most of their history, the people of Pakistan have found themselves under the control of military dictators who suppress civil liberties and freedom of speech and action—a trend that persists today.
A Chequered Past
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Author : University of Melbourne. History Department
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
A Chequered Past written by University of Melbourne. History Department and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Universities and colleges categories.
The Chequered History Of The Birmingham Super Prix
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Author : Brian M. Pearce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Chequered History Of The Birmingham Super Prix written by Brian M. Pearce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
