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'Riot!' illuminates a darker moment in Bristol's history. Set
against a backdrop of massive social and political change 'Riot!'
vividly recreates the dreadful sequence of events that led to the
Bristol Bridge Massacre.Compellingly written and meticulously
researched 'Riot!' chronicles the events in Bristol during the
pivotal year of 1793. The book was originally published in 1997.
The new edition includes a foreword by Dr Steve Poole Associate
Professor of Social and Cultural History, University of the West of
England, Bristol. Written in a lively and accessible style 'Riot!'
is essential reading for anyone interested in local history or
politics.
'Medieval market,' 'bustling High Street', 'wild west 'a wasteland,
'massage parlours' 'gay area' 'up and coming.' Old Market conjures
a myriad of conflicting associations in the minds of
Bristolians...There is some truth to all these associations. They
reveal the story of Old Market's brightest hour as part of
Bristol's shopping Golden Mile, the turbulent inter-war years, the
impact of war, post war decline brought on by housing road and
retail redevelopment, rejuvenation by sexual and ethnic minority
groups. Vice and Virtue details each phase, introducing the reader
to the people, the institutions and the processes that have created
Old Market's rich heritage. The title is a playful nod to complex
and interlinked themes that have defined this area for centuries.
In this book some 25 scholars focus on the relationship between
religion, children's literature and modernity in Western Europe
since the Enlightenment (c. 1750). They examine various aspects of
the phenomenon of children's literature, such as types of texts,
age of readers, position of authors, design and illustration. The
role of religion in giving meaning both in a substantive sense as
well as through the institutionalised churches is studied from an
interdenominational point of view (Judaism, Roman Catholicism,
Protestantism and Anglicanism). Finally, the contribution of
pedagogy and child psychology in the interaction between modernity,
religion and children's literature is also discussed.Various
articles give a broad overview of the tensions between aesthetics
and ethics and the demand for cultural autonomy in the development
of children's literature. Children's bibles and missionary stories
played an important part in the growing diversification of
children's literature, as did the publication of illustrated
reviews for children. Remarkable differences are highlighted in the
involvement of religious societies and institutions, episcopally
approved publishing houses and supervisory bodies in the
publication, distribution and supervision of children's literature.
This volume adopts a comparative approach in exploring the
underlying religious, ideological and cultural dimensions of
children's literature in modern society.)
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