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Generations in Twentieth-Century Europe (Hardcover): S. Lovell Generations in Twentieth-Century Europe (Hardcover)
S. Lovell
R3,504 Discovery Miles 35 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The concept of generation is ubiquitous in common parlance and public discourse: it is used to explain family relationships, consumer preferences, political change, and much else besides. But how can generation be used by historians? Do generations 'really' exist, or are they constructed and manipulated by social and cultural elites? In pursuit of answers to these questions, this book ranges from World War I to the baby boomers and from Spain to the Soviet Union.

The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Hardcover): S. Lovell The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Hardcover)
S. Lovell
R4,224 Discovery Miles 42 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Of all of Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers. This book explains how the 'Russian reading myth' took hold in the 1920s and 1930s, how it was supported by a monopolistic and homogenizing system of book production and distribution, and how it was challenged in the post-Stalin era; first, by the latent expansion and differentiation of the reading public, and then, more dramatically, by the economic and cultural changes of the 1990s.

The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Hardcover, 2000 ed.): S. Lovell The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Hardcover, 2000 ed.)
S. Lovell
R4,224 Discovery Miles 42 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Of all Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers. This book explains how the "Russian reading myth" took hold in the 1920s and 1930s, how it was supported by a monopolistic and homogenizing system of book production and distribution, and how it was challenged in the post-Stalin era: first, by the latent expansion and differentiation of the reading public, and then, more dramatically, by the economic and cultural changes of the 1990s.

Bess Of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth (Paperback, New ed): Mary S. Lovell Bess Of Hardwick - First Lady of Chatsworth (Paperback, New ed)
Mary S. Lovell
R459 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Bess of Hardwick was one of the most remarkable women of the Tudor era. Gently-born in reduced circumstances, she was married at 15, wedded at 16 and still a virgin. At 19 she married a man more than twice her age, Sir William Cavendish, a senior auditor in King Henry VIII's Court of Augmentations. Responsible for seizing church properties for the crown during the Dissolution, Cavendish enriched himself in the process. During the reign of King Edward VI, Cavendish was the Treasurer to the boy king and sisters and he and Bess moved in the highest levels of society. They had a London home and built Chatsworth House in Derbyshire. After Cavendish's death her third husband was poisoned by his brother. Bess' 4th marriage to the patrician George, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury, Earl Marshall of England, made Bess one of the most important women at court. Her shrewd business acumen was a byword and she was said to have 'a masculine understanding', in that age when women had little education and few legal rights. The Earl's death made her arguably the wealthiest and therefore - next to the Queen - the most powerful woman in the country.

Crimes of Dissent - Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience (Hardcover, New): Jarret S Lovell Crimes of Dissent - Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience (Hardcover, New)
Jarret S Lovell
R2,527 Discovery Miles 25 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

From animal rights to anti-abortion, from tax resistance to anti-poverty, activists from across the political spectrum often deliberately break the law to further their causes. While not behaviors common to hardened or self-seeking criminals, the staging of civil disobedience, non-violent resistance, and direct action can nevertheless trigger a harsh response from law enforcement, with those arrested risking jail time and criminal records. Crimes of Dissent features the voices of these activists, presenting a fascinating insider's look at the motivations, costs and consequences of deliberately violating the law as a strategy of social change.

Crimes of Dissent provides readers with an in-depth understanding of why activists break the law, and what happens to them when they do. Using dynamic examples, both historic and recent, Jarret Lovell explores how seasoned protesters are handled and treated by the criminal justice system, shedding light on the intersection between the political and the criminal. By adopting the unique vantage of the street-level activist, Crimes of Dissent provides a fascinating view of protest from the ground, giving voice to those who refuse to remain silent by risking punishment for their political actions.

The Sisters - The Saga of the Mitford Family (Paperback): Mary S. Lovell The Sisters - The Saga of the Mitford Family (Paperback)
Mary S. Lovell
R584 R501 Discovery Miles 5 010 Save R83 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"[A] balanced, well-researched, and beautifully written biography....[an] exceptional achievement."—Bay Area Reporter, Tavo Amador

The Mitford girls were probably the most spectacular sister act of the twentieth century."—Vogue

This is the story of a close, loving family splintered by the violent ideologies of Europe between the wars. Jessica was a Communist; Debo became the Duchess of Devonshire; Nancy was one of the best-selling novelists of her day; the ethereally beautiful Diana was the most hated woman in England; and Unity Valkyrie, born in Swastika, Alaska, would become obsessed with Adolf Hitler. 24 b/w photographs.

"A rivetingly intimate history lesson."—San Francisco Chronicle

"Lovell rises with aplomb to the challenges of a group biography...a fascinating account of a fascinating family."—Publishers Weekly

"[Lovell] takes no sides and, what is truly remarkable, keeps track of all six lives at once."—New York Times Book Review

"They were quite a handful, these sisters. But they were always great fun. And so is Lovell's rollicking book."—Lexington Herald-Leader, Anne Bartlett

"A tour de force that works...a theatrical extravaganza."—Women's Review of Books, Carolyn G. Heilbrun

"[A] fresh look at [the Mitford Sisters'] fascinating lives."—Portland Oregonian, Sarah Gianelli

"Lovell has done the Mitfords proud, juggling their stories with skill, humor and objectivity."—Orlando Sentinel, Ann Hellmuth

"Lovell is an evenhanded, even-tempered and stylish biographer."—West Palm Beach Post, Peter Kerr-Jerrett

"Lovell's magnificent biography shows that [the Mitfords] are much too fascinating to be forgotten."—Tampa Tribune & Times, Kathleen Hipson

"Lovell captures the vitality and extraordinary drama of a family that took the 20th century by the throat."—Salisbury Times

"A wonderful exercise in biography and it's also the most entertaining book we've read in a long time....highly recommended."—Manhasset Press, Eileen F. Brennan

"Lovell weaves these nine lives together in an impressive group biography....vivid social history that reads like a novel."—Houston Chronicle, Malinda Nash

The Riviera Set (Paperback): Mary S. Lovell The Riviera Set (Paperback)
Mary S. Lovell 1
R339 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R60 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'I loved every word' - Sarra Manning, Red '[A] blissful book - it's like basking in the warm Med' - Rachel Johnson, Mail on Sunday The Riviera Set is the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes, over the course of forty years from the time when Coco Chanel made southern French tans fashionable in the twenties to the death of the playboy Prince Aly Khan in 1960. At the heart of this was the amazing Maxine Elliott, the daughter of a fisherman from Connecticut, who built the beautiful art deco Chateau and brought together the likes of Noel Coward, the Aga Khan, the Windsors and two very saucy courtesans, Doris Castlerosse and Daisy Fellowes, who set out to be dangerous distractions to Winston Churchill as he worked on his journalism and biographies during his 'wilderness years' in the thirties. After the War the story continued as the Chateau changed hands and Prince Aly Khan used it to entertain the Hollywood set, as well as launch his seduction of and eventual marriage to Rita Hayworth.

Crimes of Dissent - Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience (Paperback): Jarret S Lovell Crimes of Dissent - Civil Disobedience, Criminal Justice, and the Politics of Conscience (Paperback)
Jarret S Lovell
R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From animal rights to anti-abortion, from tax resistance to anti-poverty, activists from across the political spectrum often deliberately break the law to further their causes. While not behaviors common to hardened or self-seeking criminals, the staging of civil disobedience, non-violent resistance, and direct action can nevertheless trigger a harsh response from law enforcement, with those arrested risking jail time and criminal records. Crimes of Dissent features the voices of these activists, presenting a fascinating insider's look at the motivations, costs and consequences of deliberately violating the law as a strategy of social change.

Crimes of Dissent provides readers with an in-depth understanding of why activists break the law, and what happens to them when they do. Using dynamic examples, both historic and recent, Jarret Lovell explores how seasoned protesters are handled and treated by the criminal justice system, shedding light on the intersection between the political and the criminal. By adopting the unique vantage of the street-level activist, Crimes of Dissent provides a fascinating view of protest from the ground, giving voice to those who refuse to remain silent by risking punishment for their political actions.

A Scandalous Life - The Biography of Jane Digby (Paperback, Reissue): Mary S. Lovell A Scandalous Life - The Biography of Jane Digby (Paperback, Reissue)
Mary S. Lovell
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab who was twenty years her junior.

Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digby?s diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost.

The Mitford Girls - The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (Paperback, Digital original): Mary S. Lovell The Mitford Girls - The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (Paperback, Digital original)
Mary S. Lovell 2
R463 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

THE MITFORD GIRLS tells the true story behind the gaiety and frivolity of the six Mitford daughters – and the facts are as sensational as any novel: Nancy, whose bright social existence masked an obsessional doomed love which soured her success; Pam, a countrywoman married to one of the best brains in Europe; Diana, an iconic beauty, who was already married when at 22 she fell in love with Oswald Moseley, the leader of the British fascists; Unity, who romantically in love with Hitler, became a member of his inner circle before shooting herself in the temple when WWII was declared; Jessica, the family rebel, who declared herself a communist in the schoolroom and the youngest sister, Debo, who became the Duchess of Devonshire.This is an extraordinary story of an extraordinary family, containing much new material, based on exclusive access to Mitford archives.
 

The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill (Hardcover): Mary S.... The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill (Hardcover)
Mary S. Lovell 1
R789 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R460 (58%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.

An Introduction to Radiation Dosimetry (Paperback): S. Lovell An Introduction to Radiation Dosimetry (Paperback)
S. Lovell
R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1979, this volume presents an elementary and, as far as is practicable, non-mathematical introduction to radiation dosimetry. Where it proved necessary to use mathematical notation, it was kept to a simple level. The volume treats dosimetry from first principles, dealing with the interaction of the various radiations with matter, then defining dosimetric quantities and units and showing how the more important ones are measured. It concludes with a brief chapter on radiation protection. Although a number of dosimetric systems are described in some detail the treatment is by no means encyclopaedic. SI units appear throughout, including some which were not yet in universal use when the book was first published. Where it was considered necessary, the older non-SI units were also defined and conversion factors were given.

Amelia Earhart - The Sound of Wings (Paperback, Digital original): Mary S. Lovell Amelia Earhart - The Sound of Wings (Paperback, Digital original)
Mary S. Lovell
R451 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R83 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

When she disappeared in 1937 over a shark-infested sea, Amelia Earhart had lived up to her wish - internationally famous, a daring and pioneering aviator, and ambassador extraordinary for the United States. Married to a man with a genius for publicity, her life was crowded, demanding and adventurous. Mary S. Lovell's superb biography examines a legend to reveal the pressures and influences that drove Amelia, and shows how her life, career and manner of death foreshadowed the tragedies and excesses of a media-dominated age.

The Wind in my Whiskers (Paperback): Sheila S Lovell The Wind in my Whiskers (Paperback)
Sheila S Lovell
R354 Discovery Miles 3 540 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill (Paperback, Digital... The Churchills - A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill (Paperback, Digital original)
Mary S. Lovell 1
R461 R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have been politicians, gamblers and profligates, heroes and womanisers. The Churchills is a richly layered portrait of an extraordinary set of men and women - grandly ambitious, regularly impecunious, impulsive, arrogant and brave. And towering above the Churchill clan is the figure of Winston - his failures and his triumphs shown in a new and revealing context - ultimately our 'greatest Briton'.

A Rage To Live - A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton (Paperback, New Ed): Mary S. Lovell A Rage To Live - A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton (Paperback, New Ed)
Mary S. Lovell
R620 R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Save R108 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Richard Burton was a brilliant, charismatic man - a unique blend of erudite scholar and daring adventurer. Fluent in twenty-nine languages, he found it easy to pass himself off as a native, thereby gaining unique insight into societies otherwise closed to Western scrutiny. He followed service as an intelligence officer in India by a daring penetration of the sacred Islamic cities of Mecca and Medina disguised as a pilgrim. He was the first European to enter the forbidden African city of Harar, and discovered Lake Tanganyika in his search for the source of the Nile. His fascination with, and research into, the intimate customs of ethnic races (which would eventually culminate in his brilliant Kama Sutra) earned him a racy reputation in that age of sexual repression.

Little surprise, then, that Isabel Arundell's aristocratic mother objected to her daughter's marriage to this most notorious of figures. Isabel, however, was a spirited, independent-minded woman and was also deeply, passionately in love with Richard. Against all expectations but their own, the Burtons enjoyed a remarkably successful marriage.
 

The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Paperback, 1st ed. 2000): S. Lovell The Russian Reading Revolution - Print Culture in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras (Paperback, 1st ed. 2000)
S. Lovell
R4,228 Discovery Miles 42 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Of all of Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers. This book explains how the 'Russian reading myth' took hold in the 1920s and 1930s, how it was supported by a monopolistic and homogenizing system of book production and distribution, and how it was challenged in the post-Stalin era; first, by the latent expansion and differentiation of the reading public, and then, more dramatically, by the economic and cultural changes of the 1990s.

A Rage To Live - A Biography Of Richard And Isabel Burton (Paperback): Mary S. Lovell A Rage To Live - A Biography Of Richard And Isabel Burton (Paperback)
Mary S. Lovell
R1,189 R1,034 Discovery Miles 10 340 Save R155 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic family. When she first saw him while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist (he was fluent in twenty-nine languages), scholar, soldier, and explorer--at once a symbol of Victorian England's vision of empire and an avowed rebel against its mores. When she turned and saw him staring after her, she decided that she would marry him. By their next meeting, Burton had become the first infidel to infiltrate Mecca as one of the faithful, and, in an expedition to discover the source of the Nile, would soon be the first white man to see Lake Tanganyika. After being married, the Burtons traveled and experienced the world, from diplomatic postings in Brazil and Africa to hair-raising adventures in the Syrian desert. In later life Richard courted further controversy as a self-proclaimed erotologist and the translator of The Kama Sutra. Based on previously unavailable archives, Mary Lovell has written a compelling joint biography that sets Isabel in her proper place as Burton's equal in daring and endurance, a fascinating figure in her own right.

Straight On Till Morning - The Life Of Beryl Markham (Paperback, Digital original): Mary S. Lovell Straight On Till Morning - The Life Of Beryl Markham (Paperback, Digital original)
Mary S. Lovell
R391 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Beryl Markham, like Karen Blixen, could only have come out of Africa. Pioneering aviatrix, flamboyant beauty, brilliant race-horse trainer, unscrupulous seducer - her life story is for every reader who was enthralled by Blixen's exotic world, that of Kenya between the wars. This fully authorised biography, drawn from the author's personal association with Beryl and her family, paints a vivid portrait of a tempestuous and controversial character. It tells of her friendship with Karen Blixen (though she commandeered Blixen's husband Bror and lover Denys Finch Hatton), of her spectacular courage when she became the first person to fly from England to America, and of the mysteries surrounding her highly praised, bestselling book WEST WITH THE NIGHT.

The Sound of Wings - The Life of Amelia Earhart (Paperback): Mary S. Lovell The Sound of Wings - The Life of Amelia Earhart (Paperback)
Mary S. Lovell
R784 R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Save R116 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most famous female aviator. Her sense of daring and determination, rare for women of her time, brought her insurmountable fame from the day she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic in an airplane. In this definitive biography, Mary S. Lovell delivers a brilliantly researched account on Earhart's life using the original documents, letters, the logbooks of Earhart and her contemporaries, and personal interviews with members of Amelia's family, friends and rival aviators "The Sound of Wings" vividly captures the drama and mystery behind the most influential woman in "The Golden Age of Flight"--from her tomboy days at the turn of the century and her early fascinations with flying, to the unique relationship she shared with G.P. Putnam, the flamboyant publisher and public relations agent who became both her husband and her business manager. It is a revealing biography of an uncommonly brave woman, and the man who both aided and took advantage of her dreams.

An Introduction to Radiation Dosimetry (Hardcover): Lovell S. Lovell An Introduction to Radiation Dosimetry (Hardcover)
Lovell S. Lovell
R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Out of stock

First published in 1979, this volume presents an elementary and, as far as is practicable, non-mathematical introduction to radiation dosimetry. Where it proved necessary to use mathematical notation, it was kept to a simple level. The volume treats dosimetry from first principles, dealing with the interaction of the various radiations with matter, then defining dosimetric quantities and units and showing how the more important ones are measured. It concludes with a brief chapter on radiation protection. Although a number of dosimetric systems are described in some detail the treatment is by no means encyclopaedic. SI units appear throughout, including some which were not yet in universal use when the book was first published. Where it was considered necessary, the older non-SI units were also defined and conversion factors were given.

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