| A poignant collection of oral histories from London Council Estate in
the process of redevelopment. The tenant's stories are interwoven with
photographs and underlaied with elemental graphic. The whole is beautifully bound within silver grey hardback covers with an elegant dust-jacket. This is the latest work by the artist Alison Marchant which addresses the often overlooked issues of working class culture and the urban environment. ISBN 1 870736 06 0 100 pages hardback black and white photographs GBP 9.95 |
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"A brilliant, moving and shocking testimony to the courage of working class people in the late 1990s `classless society'. It deserves to be widely read by people from all walks of life"Valerie Walkerdine
"Here for a change, are the voices of those who tell the other side of the story - of their hopes and aspirations, so often thwarted and so often deliberately stifled or gone unheard. This is another chapter of Hackney's history that deserves to be widely told"Ken Worpole
"Alison Marchant catches hold of the human moments of a century travelling at a devastatingly fast pace."
Angela Kingston
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A History of Non Violent Resistance, 1984-1995.
by Beth Junor with Illustrations by Katrina Howse.
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The first authentic history of one of the most significant political movements of this century to be published since the early, heady days of the Women's peace camps on Greenham Common. "After years of being observed from an almost anthropological viewpoint, of being examined by academia and misrepresented by the media, at last we've been able to tell our own story and project our own image of ourselves." A must for anyone who believes that Britain treats its own dissidents with tolerance.
This book reveals a history of non-violent resistance
that is sometimes humorous,
ISBN 1 870736 93 1 196x125mm 311pp paperback, full colour
cover.
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One of the most dynamic and radical British (with
Mauritian heritage) writers and activists on issues of disability oppression
and inclusion. Micheline organises the Integration Alliance.
Delightful story on integrated education written from
the viewpoint of an eight year old who uses an electric wheelchair.Essential
reading for anyone who would like to see an integrated education system.
ISBN 1 870736 02 8 20x23cms 20pp 12b/w illus. Full
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| Working-class women women have been published in
increasing numbers in the 20th Century in spite of the many social filters
that might prevent them having a voice. The particular characteristics of
this voice have never been assessed in spite of the socialist movement, the
women's movement and the fact that working class women are the majority of
people in the world. As well as Sarah Richardson's annotated list, Meryln Cherry writes an historical essay- "Towards Recognition of Working Class Women Writers" which focuses on British writers such as Catherine Cookson and Ellen Wilkinson. Sammy Palfrey writes a paper called "Writing and the Miners' Strike 1984-5" which discusses grassroots writing and publication in this period. Gail Chester's piece "Book Publishing - The Gentleperson's Profession?" goes from Tillie Olsen's work "Silences" to Gail's own experience as a published writer. As a new guide to reading, this book is not only a valuable reference but also an inspiring celebration of working-class women's writing. ISBN 1 870736 54 0 196x125mm 150 pp perfect pbk. Full colour cover GBP 8.95 |
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Interwoven graphics and poems. Meticulous. A key moment
in Polish history portrayed in a series of vignettes in plain verse and papercut
graphics. Issues of identity, heritage, ethnicity and sexuality are explored in a work that evokes the mixed feelings of a return to a 'homeland' ISBN 1 870736 06 0 A5 landscape 160pp perfect pbk. 2col cover lam. GBP5.95 |