Author: Alan Bissett
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910324078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A book about the relationship of a football club to a political decision? On one level this is madness. But in Scotland it makes perfect sense. What do Rangers mean to Scotland and what does Scotland mean to Rangers? What do Rangers mean to Britain and what does Britain mean to Rangers? How does the club and the game interact with the world around it? Questioning how British and Scottish identities fit into supporting Rangers, Born Under the Union Flag provides the first solid exploration of the relationship between sport and national identity. Well-known and informed contributors from both sides of the independence debate, including Harry Reid, Iain Duff, and Will McLeish, all lend their disparate viewpoints this book, showing just how nuanced - and difficult - the discussion really is. A must-read for anyone interested in Rangers, the history of Scottish football, or the independence debate. Like a great football match, when the final whistle is blown, the players will shake hands and move on. If they have any sense, the winners will be magnanimous in victory; the losers will rue the day but accept the result nonetheless. I guess the one thing neither side wants is a draw and a replay. But that's up to the voters.
Born Under a Union Flag
Author: Alan Bissett
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910324078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A book about the relationship of a football club to a political decision? On one level this is madness. But in Scotland it makes perfect sense. What do Rangers mean to Scotland and what does Scotland mean to Rangers? What do Rangers mean to Britain and what does Britain mean to Rangers? How does the club and the game interact with the world around it? Questioning how British and Scottish identities fit into supporting Rangers, Born Under the Union Flag provides the first solid exploration of the relationship between sport and national identity. Well-known and informed contributors from both sides of the independence debate, including Harry Reid, Iain Duff, and Will McLeish, all lend their disparate viewpoints this book, showing just how nuanced - and difficult - the discussion really is. A must-read for anyone interested in Rangers, the history of Scottish football, or the independence debate. Like a great football match, when the final whistle is blown, the players will shake hands and move on. If they have any sense, the winners will be magnanimous in victory; the losers will rue the day but accept the result nonetheless. I guess the one thing neither side wants is a draw and a replay. But that's up to the voters.
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 1910324078
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
A book about the relationship of a football club to a political decision? On one level this is madness. But in Scotland it makes perfect sense. What do Rangers mean to Scotland and what does Scotland mean to Rangers? What do Rangers mean to Britain and what does Britain mean to Rangers? How does the club and the game interact with the world around it? Questioning how British and Scottish identities fit into supporting Rangers, Born Under the Union Flag provides the first solid exploration of the relationship between sport and national identity. Well-known and informed contributors from both sides of the independence debate, including Harry Reid, Iain Duff, and Will McLeish, all lend their disparate viewpoints this book, showing just how nuanced - and difficult - the discussion really is. A must-read for anyone interested in Rangers, the history of Scottish football, or the independence debate. Like a great football match, when the final whistle is blown, the players will shake hands and move on. If they have any sense, the winners will be magnanimous in victory; the losers will rue the day but accept the result nonetheless. I guess the one thing neither side wants is a draw and a replay. But that's up to the voters.
A Yankee Bachelor Abroad
Author: Charles J. Butler
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Laugh along with Charles Butler as the Yankee bachelor tells the true story of his 1900 trip through Scotland, Ireland, England, and Paris. From negotiating with ship stewards, dealing with street urchins, to visiting the famous sights, Butler keeps his sense of humor throughout. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Laugh along with Charles Butler as the Yankee bachelor tells the true story of his 1900 trip through Scotland, Ireland, England, and Paris. From negotiating with ship stewards, dealing with street urchins, to visiting the famous sights, Butler keeps his sense of humor throughout. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.
Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art & Literature
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Languages : en
Pages : 584
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The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art and Literature
Author:
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 590
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Category : Periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 590
Book Description
Literary Digest
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
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Category : American wit and humor
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs
Author: John Castell Hopkins
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Why Would Anyone Want to Swing a Cat?
Author: Andy Simpson
Publisher: Constable
ISBN: 1849019479
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Why is bureaucracy known as red, not yellow or blue tape? What is haywire and why do we go it? Why is a yawn infection? Who was Parker and why is he so Nosy? These are just some of the burning issues that have been exercising the minds of Daily Mail readers in recent years, and 1001 of the most entertaining have been reproduced in this bumper collection. Not all of the questions featured will have been nagging away at you for years - the scrap metal value of the Eiffel Tower, for example; and some of the answers throw up intriguing alternatives (does the expression "peg out" have its origins in the game of cribbage or in grave digging practices?); but for those who are inveterate devourers of trivia teasers and fascinating facts, The Daily Mail's Answers to Correspondents is a veritable feast.
Publisher: Constable
ISBN: 1849019479
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
Why is bureaucracy known as red, not yellow or blue tape? What is haywire and why do we go it? Why is a yawn infection? Who was Parker and why is he so Nosy? These are just some of the burning issues that have been exercising the minds of Daily Mail readers in recent years, and 1001 of the most entertaining have been reproduced in this bumper collection. Not all of the questions featured will have been nagging away at you for years - the scrap metal value of the Eiffel Tower, for example; and some of the answers throw up intriguing alternatives (does the expression "peg out" have its origins in the game of cribbage or in grave digging practices?); but for those who are inveterate devourers of trivia teasers and fascinating facts, The Daily Mail's Answers to Correspondents is a veritable feast.
Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979
Author: David Kenrick
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030326985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book explores concepts of decolonisation, identity, and nation in the white settler society of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between 1964 and 1979. It considers how white settlers used the past to make claims of authority in the present. It investigates the white Rhodesian state’s attempts to assert its independence from Britain and develop a Rhodesian national identity by changing Rhodesia’s old colonial symbols, and examines how the meaning of these national symbols changed over time. Finally, the book offers insights into the role of race in Rhodesian national identity, showing how portrayals of a ‘timeless’ black population were highly dependent upon circumstance and reflective of white settler anxieties. Using a comparative approach, the book shows parallels between Rhodesia and other settler societies, as well as other post-colonial nation-states and even metropoles, as themes and narratives of decolonisation travelled around the world.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030326985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
This book explores concepts of decolonisation, identity, and nation in the white settler society of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) between 1964 and 1979. It considers how white settlers used the past to make claims of authority in the present. It investigates the white Rhodesian state’s attempts to assert its independence from Britain and develop a Rhodesian national identity by changing Rhodesia’s old colonial symbols, and examines how the meaning of these national symbols changed over time. Finally, the book offers insights into the role of race in Rhodesian national identity, showing how portrayals of a ‘timeless’ black population were highly dependent upon circumstance and reflective of white settler anxieties. Using a comparative approach, the book shows parallels between Rhodesia and other settler societies, as well as other post-colonial nation-states and even metropoles, as themes and narratives of decolonisation travelled around the world.
The Yale Review
Author: George Park Fisher
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
History of Cooper County, Missouri
Author: William Foreman Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooper County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cooper County (Mo.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1470
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