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The stage of the 1700s established a star culture with the
emergence of acting celebrities such as David Garrick, Susannah
Cibber and Sarah Siddons. It placed Shakespeare at the heart of the
classical repertoire and offered unprecedented opportunities to
female actors. This book demonstrates how an understanding of the
practice and theories circulating at the time can generate new ways
of studying and performing plays of all kinds today. Offering
theatre professionals a model for active engagement with stage
history, this book provides stage historians with an approach to
past performance practice that is centred on process and
preparation rather than product. Initially, this book vividly
introduces readers to the 18th century stage and the ideas that
governed it through a study of the vast amount of writing about
acting that appeared at the time, including letters, diaries,
treatises and anthologies. The author then presents a series of
exercises developed in collaboration with professional actors and
directors informed by this literature. These exercises can be
employed singly or combined into an iterative rehearsal process;
they are also open to further adaptation and analysis as part of a
work that treats theatre writers of the past as potential
collaborators for those interested in theatre today. A truly unique
offering, What would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the
Eighteenth Century offers a fascinating deep-dive into this
important time in theatre history to illuminate practices and
processes today.
In 2002 the Court of Appeal, in London, proclaimed that James
Hanratty's guilt, in the infamous A6 Murder case, had been proven
by the DNA evidence from the now disbanded Forensic Science
Service; thereby ?nally, after 40 years of controversy, hoping to
have put an end to the doubts in the case. However, this didn't
remove the inconvenient fact that tireless campaigners such as Paul
Foot and Bob Wo?nden, had fully documented the copious evidence
pointing to Hanratty's innocence, which had persuaded the Criminal
Cases Review Commission to bring the case back before this court.
This book is the first to review this court's worrying
deliberations and subsequent events and will no doubt prove
unpopular with our political and judicial authorities. As you will
see the controversy remains far from over. There is no escaping
that if the FSS evidence is correct the case for his innocence must
be wrong, but which is the more likely? How had the court
undertaken its duty to balance these con?icting narratives, when
arriving at its damning verdict? Had it decided all the evidence of
innocence was mistaken, or lies? Or had it just ignored it?
Equally, how had it assessed the veracity of the FSS scienti?c
evidence put before it? The answers, as this work details, are
woeful and should be widely known, as they impact, not just on this
tragic case, but on the way our courts are still treating forensic
DNA evidence. Be warned, this is not a light read, but our
authorities and anyone who practices law in this country should
consider it carefully, as it has stark implications for our
criminal justice system and those who ?nd themselves being judged
by it.
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The Bayonet (Paperback)
Bill Harriman; Illustrated by Adam Hook, Alan Gilliland
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Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively
long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very
vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for
close-quarter fighting. Consequently, European infantry regiments
of the 17th century were composed of both musketeers and pikemen,
who protected the musketeers while loading but also formed the
shock component for close-quarter combat. The development of the
flintlock musket produced a much less cumbersome and faster-firing
firearm. When a short knife was stuck into its muzzle, every
soldier could be armed with a missile weapon as well as one that
could be used for close combat. The only disadvantage was that the
musket could not be loaded or fired while the plug bayonet was in
place. The socket bayonet solved this problem and the
musket/bayonet combination became the universal infantry weapon
from c.1700 to c.1870. The advent of shorter rifled firearms saw
the attachment of short swords to rifle barrels. Their longer
blades still gave the infantryman the 'reach' that contemporaries
believed he needed to fend off cavalry attacks. The perfection of
the small-bore magazine rifle in the 1890s saw the bayonet lose its
tactical importance, becoming smaller and more knife-like, a trend
that continued in the world wars. When assault rifles predominated
from the 1950s onwards, the bayonet became a weapon of last resort.
Its potential usefulness continued to be recognized, but its blade
was often combined with an item with some additional function, most
notably a wire-cutter. Ultimately, for all its fearsome reputation
as a visceral, close-quarter fighting weapon, the bayonet's
greatest impact was actually as a psychological weapon. Featuring
full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up photographs,
this is the absorbing story of the complementary weapon to every
soldier's firearm from the army of Louis XIV to modern-day forces
in all global theatres of conflict.
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The Mosin-Nagant Rifle (Paperback)
Bill Harriman; Illustrated by Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland
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R491
R398
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The Mosin-Nagant is the world's longest-surviving and most widely
distributed military rifle, having armed the forces of Russia and
many other countries for more than five decades. It has seen action
from World War I to the present day, but is most famous for its
role during World War II when it proved to be an excellent sniping
weapon in the hands of marksmen such as Vasily Zaitsev and Simo
Hayha. This study covers the rifle's entire combat history, from
its early development through to its service in combat and the
impact it has had on modern firearms. Dramatic battle reports and
specially commissioned artwork complement the meticulously
researched examination of the Mosin-Nagant provided by author Bill
Harriman as he delves into the history of one of the most iconic
rifles of World War II.
The Overseas Travel Guide for Thinking Families Can an
eight-year-old have fun in Paris? Can you entertain a teenager in
Madrid? Will an extended family vacation to Europe be a unique and
rewarding
experience? Absolutely, says Cynthia Harriman, who has gathered the
wisdom gained from months of travel abroad with her family into
this comprehensive and essential guide. Inside you'll find all the
insider information a family needs to
survive and get the most out of a trip to Europe.
Look inside for invaluable tips on:
- Accommodations and restaurants
- Customs and cultural differences
- Language skills
- Hostels, camping, and home exchange
- Recommended sites and activities
- Finding affordable fun for the entire family
It was a scene that had many names: some original members referred
to themselves as punks, others, new romantics, new wavers, the
bats, or the morbids. "Goth" did not gain lexical currency until
the late 1980s. But no matter what term was used, "postpunk"
encompasses all the incarnations of the 1980s alternative movement.
"Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace "is a visual and oral history of
the first decade of the scene. Featuring interviews with both the
performers and the audience to capture the community on and off
stage, the book places personal snapshots alongside professional
photography to reveal a unique range of fashions, bands, and
scenes.
A book about the music, the individual, and the creativity of a
worldwide community rather than theoretical definitions of a
subculture, "Some Wear Leather, Some Wear Lace" considers a subject
not often covered by academic books. Whether you were part of the
scene or are just fascinated by different modes of expression, this
book will transport you to another time and place.
The stage of the 1700s established a star culture with the
emergence of acting celebrities such as David Garrick, Susannah
Cibber and Sarah Siddons. It placed Shakespeare at the heart of the
classical repertoire and offered unprecedented opportunities to
female actors. This book demonstrates how an understanding of the
practice and theories circulating at the time can generate new ways
of studying and performing plays of all kinds today. Offering
theatre professionals a model for active engagement with stage
history, this book provides stage historians with an approach to
past performance practice that is centred on process and
preparation rather than product. Initially, this book vividly
introduces readers to the 18th century stage and the ideas that
governed it through a study of the vast amount of writing about
acting that appeared at the time, including letters, diaries,
treatises and anthologies. The author then presents a series of
exercises developed in collaboration with professional actors and
directors informed by this literature. These exercises can be
employed singly or combined into an iterative rehearsal process;
they are also open to further adaptation and analysis as part of a
work that treats theatre writers of the past as potential
collaborators for those interested in theatre today. A truly unique
offering, What would Garrick Do? Or, Acting Lessons from the
Eighteenth Century offers a fascinating deep-dive into this
important time in theatre history to illuminate practices and
processes today.
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The Arisaka Rifle (Paperback)
Bill Harriman; Illustrated by Peter Dennis, Alan Gilliland
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R431
R350
Discovery Miles 3 500
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Entering service in 1897, the Arisaka family of bolt-action rifles
armed Japanese troops and others through two world wars and many other
conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05.
Issued in long and short versions – the latter for cavalry and
specialists – the Type 30 was the first main Arisaka model, arming
Imperial Japan's forces during the Russo-Japanese War, though after the
war it was refined into the Type 38, which would still be in use in
1945. The main Arisaka rifle of World War II though was the Type 99.
Lighter and more rugged than the US M1903 Springfield rifle it would
face in the initial battles in the Pacific, it was produced in four
main variants, including a sniping model and a take-down parachutist's
rifle.
Featuring full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up
photographs, this is the absorbing story of the rifles arming Imperial
Japan's forces, from the trenches of Mukden in 1905 to the beaches of
Okinawa 40 years later.
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Alaska - Insects (Hardcover)
Edward Henry Harriman; Created by Clinton Hart Merriam, Washington Academy of Sciences (Washing
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R918
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Alaska - Insects (Paperback)
Edward Henry Harriman; Created by Clinton Hart Merriam, Washington Academy of Sciences (Washing
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R605
Discovery Miles 6 050
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