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Flying solo: Richard Thompson and the making of Henry The Human Fly
No full textRichard Thompson’s longevity as an artist is remarkable, his originality as a songwriter matched only by his technical accomplishment as a guitarist, electric and acoustic. In Flying Solo Adrian Smith recounts the origins and recording of Thompson’s debut album, Henry The Human Fly, poorly received in 1972 but later acclaimed for its originality and musicianship. Smith sees the record as a statement of intent and a template for Thompson’s enduring career as a solo performer
Theorizing transition: The political economy of post-communist transformations
No full text© 1998 John Pickles and Adrian Smith. All rights reserved. Theorizing Transition provides a comprehensive examination of the economic, political, social and cultural transformations in post-Communist countries and an important critique of transition theory and policy. The authors create the basis of a theoretical understanding of transition in terms of a political economy of capitalist development. The diversity of forms and complexities of transition are examined through a wide range of examples from post-Soviet countries and comparative studies from countries such as Vietnam and China. Theorizing Transition challenges many of the comfortable assumptions unleashed by the euphoria of democratisation and the triumphalism of market capitalism in the early 1990s and shows transition to be much more complex than mainstream theory suggests
Boult, Adrian, Autograph Note Signed and Calling Card
No full textBoult, Adrian, Autograph Note Signed and Calling Car
Mountbatten, Cold War and Empire, 1945-79
No full textMountbatten, Cold War and Empire 1945-79 focuses upon Admiral Lord Mountbatten as a commanding – if controversial – figure in the history of Britain and its empire, from Churchill's wartime coalition through to the Labour governments of the 1960s, and forms a sequel to Mountbatten: Apprentice War Lord.Written in three parts, focusing on the premierships of Churchill and Attlee; Eden, Macmillan, Douglas-Home; and Wilson, this book examines the debates over Mountbatten's record in Southern Asia in 1943-6 and 1947-8. Additional chapters focus on Mountbatten's position at the heart of the British state and his pivotal role at key moments in the immediate post-war era, most notably the partition of India, the Suez Crisis and the renewal of an ostensibly independent nuclear deterrent.This book also considers Mountbatten's relationship with Anthony Eden, both during and following the Suez Crisis, as well as detailing Mountbatten's achievements as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Defence Staff under Harold Macmillan and his immediate successors. Smith acknowledges Mountbatten's centrality to the history of Britain and its empire in the immediate post-war era and, in doing so, presents a fascinating picture of one of the most prominent figures of the 20th-century.Smith's scrupulous examination of primary sources, including those available in the Broadlands Archives, results in a thorough examination of a controversial figure: by eschewing often baseless speculation about Mountbatten's personal life Smith creates the first comprehensive overview of Admiral Lord Mountbatten's career from 1943 to the mid-sixties
[Adrian Smith playing soccer, 1987]
No full textPhotograph of two men playing soccer. The caption written underneath the photo is "Adrian Smith - Lead guitarist Iron Maiden." The photograph appears in a January 26, 1987, University Daily newspaper article titled "Lubbock bangs heads with metal maniacs" with the accompanying caption "Stranger in a Strange Land. Briton Adrian Smith, lead guitarist for Iron Maiden, positions himself for an open shot in Sunday's afternoon game against the Lubbock Lasers. The local semi-professional team beat the band 4-0. Maiden will perform tonight at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum."
The New Statesman: Portrait of a Political Weekly 1913-1931
No full textThis volume reveals how a fledgling Fabian journal came to play a key role in the growth of the modern Labour Party. The author compares its first journalists with later generations of editors and writers and rediscovers the early, and lasting, importance of the British Left's best-known magazine
Organic Gardening and Possibilities for its Implementation at Smith College: An Exercise on the Sustainable Use of Limited Resources
No full textThe focus of this paper lies in the comparison of conventional agriculture methods versus those of sustainable alternative or organic farming, in terms of their impacts on the environment and the sustainable use of limited resources. By looking at the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainable agriculture in comparison to conventional practices, there is an emphasis on approaches that Smith College students could take to further educate themselves on this topic. Specifically, I have investigated possibilities for the implementation of an organically grown student-run garden at Smith College, and the benefits that it would produce for Smith College from a systems level perspective. This paper encourages Smith College students to become involved in what the Five-College Consortium has to offer in terms of educational opportunities geared towards the merits of sustainable alternatives to mainstream, conventional agricultural. The detrimental consequences of conventional agriculture are pervasive and widespread, and this is important for students to understand. Finally, the author urges for the eventual involvement of Smith College students in an alternative methods, student-run community garden on the Smith College campus or in the nearby vicinity
Mick Mannock, fighter pilot: myth, life and politics
No full textMick Mannock, Fighter Pilot rediscovers Britain's most successful fighter pilot of the First World War. It traces the myth of an 'ace with one eye', examining how Mannock has been represented in both biography and in fiction, and asks why he is still commemorated today. The author suggests Mannock's tactics drew on his socialist beliefs, and argues that older, more experienced pilots were comfortable with the new technology and thus best equipped to fight the war in the air
Cars, cricket, and Alf Smith: the place of works-based sports and social clubs in the life of mid-twentieth century Coventry
No full textA modest rise in disposable income plus increased leisure time ensured a key role for workplace sports and social clubs in Midland towns and cities spared the worst effects of the Depression. Affluent workers in Coventry before and after the Second World War played representative sport - most notably cricket and football - for a variety of work-based clubs, while rarely translating team spirit into company loyalty. Biography can offer an illuminating insight in to the lifestyle of an urban workforce which retained a clear class-based and community identity from the aftermath of the Great War through to the early 1970s
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