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The streets of London are inexhaustible in their tales they have to
tell. Following the success of Stephen Millar's first three
volumes, London's Hidden Walks Vol.4 introduces twelve new walks
that will surprise and entertain the intrepid explorer. With this
book in hand, readers can find the ruins of a church that
Shakespeare would have visited, the hotel where the assassin of
Martin Luther King Jnr. laid low, a pipe containing a lost London
river and the venues Taylor Swift used in a video shoot. With
fascinating stories, detailed maps, 400 full-colour photographs,
cafes, pubs and places of interest, London's Hidden Walks Vol.4
brings London's streets to life. The book can be enjoyed in its own
right or in conjunction with the first three volumes, which are now
established bestsellers. * 12 illustrated walks * details on the
best cafes & pubs * information on local attractions, museums
and galleries * maps - to help you navigate
People love walking the streets and every street tells a story.
With 14 illustrated walks and over 400 full-colour photographs
Edinburgh's Hidden Walks is packed with interesting details about
the Scottish capital's history. Detailed maps illustrate each walk
and there is a useful list of local attractions (museums,
galleries, historical houses) and details of the best cafes and
pubs. * 14 illustrated walks * details on the best cafes & pubs
* information on local attractions, museums and galleries * maps -
to help you navigate
Let Secret Glasgow guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.
Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Glasgow guide book
and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an
amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and
armchair travellers alike. The places included in our guides are
unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.
In its 1st edition, Secret Glasgow features 150 secret and unusual
locations. Inside Secret Glasgow : A beautiful garden inside a
hospital, a staircase once celebrated by Einstein, the remains of a
workhouse and a Roman wall, a lost burn and a reminder of the
Spanish Civil War, a stranded column in the Clyde and a Celtic
gravestone, a derelict railway platform, a stone that flew over the
Irish Sea, the burial place of a Scot who became an American hero
and mysterious etchings on a cathedral wall ... Glasgow is full of
hidden treasures that many residents go past without realising
their significance. This is an indispensable guide for anyone who
thought they knew the city well but would like to discover its
hidden face. Don't miss - Each chapter of this Secret Glasgow
travel guide book corresponds to a different part of the city so
that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover.
Perfectly planned walks - Make sure that you do not miss any Secret
location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by
planning a walking tour of each part of the city.
A second volume featuring 13 further walks for visitors to London,
all off the beaten path, and rich in historical detail People love
walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions
than answers after a stroll through the city. This book is packed
with interesting details about London's history, offering both
personal tales of those that wandered the same streets in former
years and a more general social and economic history of the
different areas covered. Following any of the 13 walks will allow
London visitors to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen,
murderers and revolutionaries. Detailed maps illustrate the route
and locations of buildings and points of interest.
Finding himself faced with a feeling of disconnect from his city of
birth, Stephen Millar sets out on a mission to capture the heart
and essence of Glasgow, engaging with the patchwork of 'tribes'
which make up the fabric of the city. Meeting with members of a
remarkable variety of clubs and sub-cultures - from pagans, to
cosplayers, to traditional musicians - this collection moves beyond
stereotypes and delves deeper into the origins of these tribes.
Scottish photographer Alan McCredie brings their stories to life
through a blend of portraits and candid snaps.
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked
the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern
Ireland. As the public has overwhelmingly rejected a return to the
violence of the Troubles (1968-1998), loyalist and republican
groups have sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music
has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of
Ireland: from street parades to football chants, and from folk
festivals to YouTube videos, music facilitates the continuation of
pre-Agreement identity narratives in a "post-conflict" era.
Sounding Dissent draws on original in-depth interviews with Irish
republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former
paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival
material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper
articles, to understand the history of political violence in
Ireland. The book examines the hagiographic potential of rebel
songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and
demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only
articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but
play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion
in times of peace.
The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked
the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern
Ireland. As the public has overwhelmingly rejected a return to the
violence of the Troubles (1968-1998), loyalist and republican
groups have sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music
has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of
Ireland: from street parades to football chants, and from folk
festivals to YouTube videos, music facilitates the continuation of
pre-Agreement identity narratives in a "post-conflict" era.
Sounding Dissent draws on original in-depth interviews with Irish
republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former
paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival
material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper
articles, to understand the history of political violence in
Ireland. The book examines the hagiographic potential of rebel
songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and
demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only
articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but
play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion
in times of peace.
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